Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [3040]

“Tilden or Blood!” I now favour the second if we are to be, by conspiracy, denied the first. — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 3040

Note

The protagonist’s shift from a desire for peace (Tilden) to a call for violence (Blood) dramatically underscores the escalating tension and frustration with the political process, signaling a critical turning point in their perspective.