How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
The policeman pauses to consider John's offer. Then he looks up at my mother. "You, there," he calls out. "Fetch me what you have. And see if you can raise a better brat." (2.13.17)
Corruption is rife in the Republic, and police and soldiers are allowed to do whatever they want. Instead of acting as an enforcer of the law, the policeman here steals from the poor and takes what little they have.