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One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day.
Doris Kearns Goodwin Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day.
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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