Although Abraham Lincoln believed slavery was wrong, he also believed

Lincoln opposed slavery, but he did not believe that Black and white Americans could live as social and political equals. In the 1858 debates, he expressed the view that Black people should have the rights to life, liberty, and the fruits of their labor, while also denying that they should have equal social or political standing with white people. Thus, the best answer is that he believed they could not live as true equals.

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