“That’s what the welfare people want,' Tranquilino gritted his teeth, 'to have us on welfare and to have our women working. Then they can point to our broken families and say the mexicano is a lazy, no good son-of-a-bitch!” RacismWelfareClass WarfareClass ConsciousnessPoverty Cycle Book:Heart of Aztlan Source: Heart of Aztlan
“Bah! Do you think the poor people of the barrio pay for the upkeep of the Church? No! Wealth flows from wealth! And sources of wealth need stability to exist! And the Church provides stability! We teach the poor how to bear their burden; they are promised the kingdom of heaven, which is far more important than the little gains your strike would make …” UnionsStrikesClass WarfareWorkers RightsReligious HypocrisyClass Traitor Book:Heart of Aztlan Source: Heart of Aztlan
“Those sons of bitches up there are to blame!' Another worker shouted and jumped forward. He shook an angry fist at the blank faces that looked down on the death scene from the offices atop the yard administration. 'Sánchez’s work crew had been cut back twice! It’s unsafe to work with so few men! You all know that! Yes, someone’s to blame, and the blame lies with those bastards that treat us like animals and our rotten union that won’t protect us!” UnionsWorkersClass WarfareWorkers RightsUnskilled LaborClass SeparationCorrupt Unions Book:Heart of Aztlan Source: Heart of Aztlan
