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He denounced the Radicals as craven Americans, devoid of patriotic feeling, who were trying to make the humiliation and degradation of their country a stepping-stone to continued power.
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Here, Alexander criticizes Radical Republicans for their perceived betrayal of patriotic values during a tumultuous period in American history.
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