Which of the following is most clearly one of Lincoln's purposes for writing this letter to Joshua Speed? to help his friend appreciate that Lincoln tolerates slavery in the South even though he hates it

to start an argument with his friend over his friend’s support for the expansion of slavery

to explain why he finds it necessary to speak out against slavery

to persuade his friend to join him in opposing slavery
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today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

i think consideration is the best answer