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Page 361
... Johnson's vindictiveness toward the ex - Confederates had melted away . He had become the most magnanimous of Presidents , and this startling change had taken place in a few months . The feeling of astonishment among the Radical leaders ...
... Johnson's vindictiveness toward the ex - Confederates had melted away . He had become the most magnanimous of Presidents , and this startling change had taken place in a few months . The feeling of astonishment among the Radical leaders ...
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... Johnson's policies , and John- son considered him a sort of Radical spy in the midst of his official family . Johnson decided to remove Stanton after the latter had re- fused to resign on request . He was removed - or suspended- in 1867 ...
... Johnson's policies , and John- son considered him a sort of Radical spy in the midst of his official family . Johnson decided to remove Stanton after the latter had re- fused to resign on request . He was removed - or suspended- in 1867 ...
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... Johnson , who had publicly called him a liar , was one of them . Probably he felt a little ashamed of his own behavior in the Johnson - Stanton crisis ; and with certain types of men a sense of shame turns readily into hate . His ...
... Johnson , who had publicly called him a liar , was one of them . Probably he felt a little ashamed of his own behavior in the Johnson - Stanton crisis ; and with certain types of men a sense of shame turns readily into hate . His ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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