Even the least attentive of American high school students are familiar with this quote from Lincoln: If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I woul

Even the least attentive of American high school students are familiar with this quote from Lincoln: If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. Also, no reading of GP would suggest a moral comparison unless the reader was actively looking for one.