Can someone explain this fragment to me?
This is from volume 10
“How do you think kids who lost their parents are supposed to survive, Evileye?”
“Well… Oh… We need the workers too much to have them fill in the ranks of soldiers. Which makes this a different way of keeping the peace…? I get it…”
“‘Even a person who is capable of living with integrity when people are watching can succumb to desire when unobserved. And if one crime goes well, they’ll roll further down the path of evil with that momentum. A small crime grows like a snowball. We need to keep people where we can see them, but that’s tricky, so we keep an eye on them in this way.’”
“Hmph. ‘Not everyone is strong’?”
“So you were told the same thing, Evileye? Guess it must be a favorite saying.”
“…I’ve heard it on at least three separate occasions already.”
The latter half was something only Evileye and Tina understood, but hearing this much, the first part made sense to Climb.
What do they mean? Sound like the reader should be able to discern what Climb couidn't. Who is the person who told Evileye and Tina those things? And where can I find these quotes in the books? Tried to ctrl F them, but didn't get any results. Thank you!