How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"That's why you didn't answer my telegrams?"
"It wasn't convenient for me to hear from you yet," he said. "But then we had the most magnificent stroke of luck when the Raiders Trial came along!" (139.14-15)
Ben can hardly believe his ears when Roosevelt calls the trial lucky—it nearly tore the town apart and only took place because people died. It's clear that the President is only willing to get involved as it suits him, and Ben notices how selfish and wrong that is for a leader.