Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States is seen as the ‘Great Emancipator' of the Negroes. However it is evident that Lincoln's own political ambitions played a greater role in influencing his views towards slavery. His desire for the liberation of slaves contained elements of politics, and his primary goal was to preserve the "union". The Negro liberation was not initiated by Lincoln's attempt to ban the expansion of slavery; rather it was to serve for the benefit of the superior whites. On the eve of the war of secession Lincoln viewed the slaves just a labor force that was essential to the southern resistance.
Lincoln served his own political interest, and wasn't concerned in direct intervention within slave states. He saw slavery as a political hot pot and was merely adhering to Republican politics. On July 4 1861, Lincoln addressed the Congress and reaffirmed that he had
"No purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with slavery in the states......

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Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Fabled Liberator
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