Some would perpetuate slavery; some would abolish it suddenly and without compensation; some would abolish it gradually and with compensation: some would remove the freed people from us, and some would retain them with us; and there are yet other minor diversities.
Lincoln outlines the different perspectives on how to handle slavery and the status of freed people.
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