The men spend much time discussing how to spread progressive ideas throughout California, and
Macario impresses Carlos with his newfound dedication to universal equality. Macario explains that the American ideal is yet unfinished, and new immigrants like Filipinos are charged with fulfilling American ideals for themselves and for future generations. “All of us, from the first Adams to the last Filipino, native born or alien, educated or illiterate—
We are America!” he explains, and declares that “America is a prophecy of a new society of men.”