How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #4
Sure enough, his face clouded with anger. "Does it now?" he bellowed, making me jump. "So be it. I hate all tyranny. Is that treason, too?" (16.39)
Well, yeah, if Bear's mouth is open, treasonous talk is probably coming out of it. To be fair, though, it's not that hard to say treasonous things in this environment. Anything short of totally kissing up to the powers that be is considered a major no-no.
Quote #5
"Answer me!" he cried, making me jump. "Do you believe that someday none of us will have masters, or not?" (19.7)
Bear does not mind grilling a kid he just met about his political leanings, we'll say that for him.
Quote #6
Unable to withhold myself I cried out, "I don't know what I was going to do. I wanted to gain my liberty. And with God's help I would have, if not for you." (19.55)
Crispin gets the drop on Bear here, there's no question. Bear's all, "I believe in freedom," and Crispin's like, "Well, you stole mine." And then Bear feels bad. But not bad enough to let Crispin go. Hrm…