"I gave the workers the Wagner Act, giving them the confidence to negotiate with their bosses."
"I gave farmers agricultural subsidies so they would no longer go bankrupt from price fluctuations."
"I gave Black people equal employment opportunities. It wasn't perfect, but it gave them hope."
"This wasn't just about justice. It was about sharing the spoils,"
Roosevelt said candidly.
"I made everyone feel that supporting Roosevelt was supporting their own wallets."
"This Alliance dominated United States politics for over thirty years, only breaking apart in the late sixties. It was my strongest shield against the old order."
Leo nodded.
What he was doing now was an imitation of this very process.
He was using the Mutual Aid Alliance, low-cost medicine, and job opportunities to bind the workers, farmers, students, and even some of the centrists in Pittsburgh to his war chariot.
"But, Leo."
Roosevelt's tone shifted.
"This alone is not enough."
