This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between Dr. Rivest and the Governess, who is in the middle of a discussion about the future of the country. She says that the country is going to be governed by the people, not by the government. The Governess says that if the people want to govern themselves, then they should govern themselves. She also says that she would like to see the country ruled by women. She wants to see a woman in power, not a man in power.