How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"If I were head of a government," he said," I would not allow thousands of children to run around in rags and starve, having to steal and even kill to stay alive." (10.92)
It's not until the end of the novel that Alex realizes that the government could use its power for good, but chooses not to. So why don't they? We could come up with a million hypothetical reasons for this, but that's not the point: The point is that it's up to kids like Alex to change their country for the better.