Such is the belief of all who have written about the country." "Oh!" exclaimed Elias dejectedly, throwing the paddle clown in the banka, "I did not believe that you would have so poor an idea of the government and of the country.

Why don't you condemn both?
What would you say of the members of a family that dwells in peace only through the intervention of an outsider: a country that is obedient because it is deceived; a government that commands be, cause it avails itself of fraud, a government that does not know how to make itself loved or respected for its own sake?
Pardon me, sir, but I believe that our government is stupid and is working its own ruin when it rejoices that such is the belief.

I thank you for your kindness, where do you wish me to take you now ?" "No," replied Ibarra, "let us talk; it is necessary to see who is right on such an important subject." "Pardon me, sir," replied Elias, shaking his head, "but I haven't the eloquence to convince you.

Even though I have had some education I am still an Indian, my way of life seems to you a precarious one, and my words will always seem to you suspicious.

Those who have given voice to the opposite opinion are Spaniards, and as such, even though they may speak idly and foolishly, their tones, their titles, and their origin make their words sacred and give them such authority that I have desisted forever from arguing against them.