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But Seward's principles which rarely harmonised with those of the Radicals, now became more conspicuous and sharply defined because of the tactlessness and uncompromising spirit of Lincoln's successor.
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Alexander highlights the growing divide between Seward's principles and those of the Radicals during a turbulent political period.
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