Westmark Politics Quotes

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Quote #10

"I have none," said Theo. "But Dr. Torrens has one for me. I don't know. I was telling Mickle—the princess—I'll have to decide. Dr. Torrens wants me to travel around Westmark."

"You'll do it in fine style," said Las Bombas. "Rather better than we did."

"No. Just the opposite. He wants me to be on my own and see for myself what the kingdom's like. He thinks I can find out what the people want and what's to be done about it. But I don't know if I can. I don't even know whether Florian's right, or the monarchy." (27.22-24)

Dr. Torrens wants Theo to get the people's input for their government, and while it's not quite the radical change Florian was envisioning, it's definitely a start toward more equality. The government seems to be moving in the right direction.