Growing Up American Quotes

“His family could not understand the attraction to Marxism. It offered nothing and demanded everything, including your soul.”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American

“It became visible as a firefly in the dark that the political climate was swiftly getting more and more oppressive.”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American

“In this populist regime, everything belongs to the people. If everyone owned everything , then, of course, no one owned anything. So how could it be theft if no one owned it?”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American

“He could not understand how a person born in the United States who knew the English language and culture and was educated with at least a high school degree failed to provide for his own subsistence without government assistance.”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American

“When power becomes the ultimate goal, freedom must be shackled.”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American

“At last, he fully understood that change comes from within. It was up to him to get up and fight for a better life.”
― Rafael Polo, Growing Up American