"Mr. Cavour, the country you speak of belongs to you, the wealthy, to the Savoy Royal Family, not to the oppressed Italian Nation and the Italian people!"
In the face of Mazzini's sarcasm, Cavour showed no sign of annoyance.
Even when Cavour met with Garibaldi, Garibaldi had told him that Mazzini would be even harder to persuade.
Mazzini's ridicule was something he had anticipated long ago.
After all, beyond the unification of Italy, Cavour and Mazzini had no other common ground.
Cavour wanted to transform the unification of Italy into a dynastic expansion, thereby eliminating the resistance arising during unification.
But Mazzini wanted to eradicate all oppressive forces on the Italian Peninsula (Kings, priests, and nobles all cleared away), to achieve a true rebirth for Italy.
In truth, for two individuals like Cavour and Mazzini, with fundamentally conflicting ideologies, being able to sit patiently together to talk was already a significant step forward.
