Well, California’s a big State.
It ain’t that big. The whole United States ain’t that big. It ain’t that big. It ain’t big enough. There ain’t room enough for you an’ me, for your kind an’ my kind, for rich and poor together all in one country, for thieves and honest men. For hunger and fat.
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 12. A migrant claims that California is a big state that can support everyone, including migrants. A cynical car parts salesman responds. The quote speaks to the deep divisions in American society, between rich and poor classes, honest people and thieves, the hungry and the well-fed.