Vance invokes Huey Long's slogan 'every man a king' as a political goal.
“His name was Huey Long, and he once said, every man a king was the goal of his political program.”
Vance references Huey Long, the southern populist, calling him interesting and crazy.
“The great southern the great southern populace, probably most of you in the in the room don't know who I'm talking about, but he's an interesting guy, kind of a crazy guy.”
Vance argues that crime prevents people from having true dignity and freedom in their lives.
“But no man is a king if their castle is under siege by criminals. No man is a king if they can't take their family out to dinner without being mugged or having their carjacked.”
Vance says factory workers were left powerless and destitute by distant politicians enriching a few.
“Men and women who built their lives around a factory or around the community that existed and was supported by that factory, they were left powerless, and they were left destitute when decisions by far off politicians made this community poor so that a few people could earn a few quick bucks.”