Which of these was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis?

Both Lincoln and Davis preferred to avoid a war between the North and South, even though they disagreed over secession and the Union. Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union without war if possible, and Davis initially hoped the South could leave without fighting. So their shared goal was avoiding war, not agreeing that the South had a right to leave or that either man was the rightful leader.

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