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he didn't think it was ethically wrong. he thought it was not going to work and it was not going to be of any assistance. he wrote about that in his memoirs.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.