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When Lincoln asks if it is possible to lose the nation, and yet preserve the Constitution . . . what is he referring to?


The certainty that abiding by the law would do nothing to stop the war

The certainty that abolishing slavery would bring the war to a peaceful end

The possibility of abiding by the law while destroying the nation through war

The possibility of abolishing slavery yet continuing to fight an unjust war

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Hagrid

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "The possibility of abiding by the law while destroying the nation through war" When Lincoln asks if it is possible to lose the nation, and yet preserve the Constitution, he is referring to The possibility of abiding by the law while destroying the nation through war

Erudite1

The correct option is this: THE POSSIBILITY OF ABIDING BY THE LAW WHILE DESTROYING THE NATION THROUGH WAR.

President Abraham Lincoln made this statement during the American civil war. As the president of the United States of America and based on the oath of office he took when he was swore in as the president, he was expected to defend and protect the american constitution. But the president was put in a dilemma during the american civil war, when it became obvious that his defending the constitution will results in destroying america through war.

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