Afterwards, when his friends, fearing that his resentment might be deep-seated, tried to smooth matters, he replied that there was nothing strange in two senators disagreeing on a question of public policy:
Gero adiskide leuntzaileei, haren haserre handiagoaren beldur zirenei, erantzun zien ezer berririk ez zela gertatu, bi senadore estatu kontu bati buruz bat ez etortzeagatik;