"To Jurgis the packers had been the equivalent to fate; Ostrinski showed him that they were the Beef Trust. They were a gigantic combination of capital, which had crushed all opposition, and overthrown the laws of the land, and was preying upon the people. Chapter 29, pg. 376"
Upton Sinclair was an American writer and social critic best known for The Jungle and other reform-oriented novels. His work helped drive public debate on labor and food safety in the United States.