Lincoln, who was never an obstinate man, and who in the matter of his Proclamation of Emancipation had surrendered his own judgment under the pressure of public opinion, would not have been likely to wrestle with Congress and the country in a mad struggle for his own way.
Julian comments on Lincoln's flexibility and willingness to adapt his policies in response to public opinion, particularly regarding emancipation.
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