Did Lincoln truly believe in liberating the slaves himself?

Question: Did Lincoln truly believe in liberating the slaves himself!?
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President Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery on moral grounds!. However, he was not an admirer of the black man, did not believe blacks should be granted the rights of American citizens, and did not wish that they be a part of American society!. He believed that all blacks should be removed from the United States and resettled in some other country!.

Lincoln on slavery: "The monstrous injustice of slavery!.!.!. deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world- enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites- causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity, and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil liberty!."

Lincoln on Southerners: "If slavery did not exist amongst them, they would not introduce it!. If it did not now exist amongst us, we should not instantly give it up!."

Lincoln on freed slaves: "My first impulse would be to free all the slaves, and send them to Liberia, to their own native land!. But a moment's reflection would convince me, that whatever of high hope (as I think there is) there may be in this, in the long run, its sudden execution is impossible!."

Lincoln on social equality: "What then!? Free them, and keep them among us as underlings!? Is it quite certain that this betters their condition!? I think I would not hold one in slavery, at any rate; yet the point is not clear enough for me to denounce people on!." "What then!? Free them, and make them politically and socially our equals!? My own feeling will not admit of this; and if mine would, we well know that those of the great mass of white people will not!.!.!. A universal feeling, whether well or ill-founded, cannot be safely disregarded!."

Fascinating Fact: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation actually freed no one!. He did not free any slaves in areas of the country controlled by the federal government!. He freed only slaves in areas in rebellion, precisely where he had no control!.

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Obviously, he wouldn't have turned it into an issue if he didn't!. Btw, my daughters are related to him!. He was/is their 8th great grand uncle!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

President Lincoln did not believe that he had the power to end slavery because it was evil, but he believed he could end it to preserrve the Union!. Historian T!. Harry Williams wrote, " Lincoln was on the slavery question, as he was on most matters, a conservative!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lincoln believed that slavery was evil, but that the states had the right to have that law or not!. This was true and in accordance with the ratification of the constitution!. He knew that LEGALLY the states could ceced from the union, but he was going to stop it regardless of its legality (he did a lot of things that presidents couldn't do today)!. He said that if he could save the union and free all of the slaves, he would!. If he could save the union and free some of the slaves, he would!. If he could save the union and free NONE of the slaves, he would!.Www@QuestionHome@Com