Quaker

Quaker appears as an invoked parabolic figure in Father Cavanaugh's river story, named only by faith‑affiliation and never appearing on‑screen. Presented among the 'messengers God sent,' the Quaker functions as a quiet observer and moral interlocutor who reframes political and legal maneuvering into a question of conscience. This symbolic agent compresses traditions of humble counsel and spiritual witness into a single voice that pressures President Bartlet toward sacramental reckoning, privileging direct moral aid over procedural escape.