"We ain’t gonna hurt you. Now who tol’ you to come bus’ up our dance?" He waited for a reply. "You’re our own folks," Huston said sadly. "You belong with us. How’d you happen to come? We know all about it," he added.
"Well, goddamn it, a fella got to eat."
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 24. The Farmers’ Association callously exploits the hunger of migrants to recruit three of them to cause trouble for fellow migrants at Weedpatch. But despite their betrayal, Ezra Huston and his Central Committee show their humanity by not hurting them.