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Principles Quotes in Lonesome Dove

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"You're horsethieves, and that's a sin in my book," Call said. "Where do you people come from?" (100.16)

If we know anything about Call by the end of this book, it's that being a horse thief is the worst possible thing you could be, in his opinion. Strangely, Call goes a little soft here, relaxing his principles and not hanging Big Tom the horse thief. He soon regrets it, because after asking Tom to work for him, Tom tries to steal another horse. Once a horse thief, always a horse thief, it seems.