Brodie suggested that Stevens's hatred of Johnson was the only thing keeping him from despair, aware as he was of the continued violence in the South, some of which was committed by the Ku Klux Klan.
Brodie a sugerat că ura lui Stevens pentru Johnson era singurul lucru care-l împiedica să cadă în disperare, conștient de continuarea violențelor în Sud, unele dintre care erau comise de Ku Klux Klan.