And if he saw no contradiction?
consider:
Lincoln felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the Union at all costs. His first inaugural address was an appeal to the rebellious states, seven of which had already seceded, to rejoin the nation. His first draft of the speech ended with an ominous message: "Shall it be peace, or the sword?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_first_inaugural_address
And if he saw no contradiction?
consider:
Lincoln felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the Union at all costs. His first inaugural address was an appeal to the rebellious states, seven of which had already seceded, to rejoin the nation. His first draft of the speech ended with an ominous message: "Shall it be peace, or the sword?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_first_inaugural_address
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp
Since you classified him as a hypocrite, when would he every be justified in changing his mind?