“I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m just trying to make sure you’re being realistic.” Tony didn’t want to put a good man down, but this was not the world he was used to. This was what happened because they lost the war. Sometimes you couldn’t just fix things because you want to. Or because you’re stubborn.

Tony’s philosophy was simple. Help where he could. Keep his nose just as dirty as he could afford without getting caught. Help in his own way. He and Steve had some fundamental differences there.

“When they come back for us, and they will, after they’ve decided that you’re an innocent bystander and HYDRA isn’t lurking in the wings, you’ll find some friends in the Resistance. So just sit tight until then.”