You saw what the people thought about these things; what have they got by repressing their anger and hoping for human justice?
Ah, sir, if that is what you call keeping the peace--" "I agree with you that there are evils," replied Ibarra, "but let us bear with those evils on account of the benefits that accompany them.

This institution may be imperfect, but, believe me, by the fear that it inspires it keeps the number of criminals from increasing." "Say rather that by this fear the number is increased," corrected Elias.

"Before the creation of this corps almost all the evil-doers, with the exception of a very few, were criminals from hunger.

They plundered and robbed in order to live, but when their time of want was passed, they again left the highways clear.

Sufficient to put them to flight were the poor, but brave cuadrilleros, they who have been so calumniated by the writers about our country, who have for a right, death, for duty, fighting, and for reward, jests.