Al Capone quotes - page 2

Once you're in the racket, you're always in it. The parasites will trail you, begging for money and favors, and you can never get away from them no matter where you go. (Al Capone)
A kidnapper is no better than a rat, and I don't approve of his racket because it makes the kidnaped man's wife and kiddies worry so much. I shall be glad to help Chicago in this emergency. View quote
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They talk about me not being legitimate. Nobody's on the legit, You know that and so do they. Nobody's really-on the legit when it comes down to cases. View quote
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Some of the biggest Drys in the country buy from me and have for years, so let's stop kidding. View quote
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I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand. View quote
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I have built my organization upon fear. View quote
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I don't even know what street Canada is on. View quote
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Once in the racket you're always in it. View quote
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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way. View quote
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I told them we are making a shooting gallery out of a great business and nobody is profiting by it. View quote
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Nobody was ever killed except outlaws, and the community is better off without them. (Al Capone)
Union members look at dues the same way they look at taxes: just something you got to pay the thieves who run things. View quote
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If machines are going to take jobs away from the worker, then he will need to find something else to do. Perhaps he'll get back to the soil. But we must care for him during the period of change. We must keep him away from Red literature, Red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy. View quote
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The worst type is the Big Politician who gives about half his time to covering up so that no one will know he's a thief. A hard-working crook can buy these birds by the dozens, but he hates them in his heart. View quote
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A crook is a crook, and there's something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But the guy who pretends he's enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. View quote
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I never stuck up a man in my life. Neither did any of my agents ever rob anybody or burglarize any homes while they worked for me. They might have pulled plenty of jobs before they came with me or after they left me, but not while they were in my outfit. View quote
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I've seen gambling houses, too-in my travels, you understand-and I never saw anyone point a gun at a man and make him go in. Tve never heard of anyone being forced to go to a place to have some fun. View quote
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I give the public what it wants. I never had to send out high-pressure salesmen. I could never meet the demand. View quote
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The country wanted booze and I organized it. Why should I be called a public enemy? View quote
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Ninety percent of the people of Cook County drink and gamble and my offense has been to furnish them with those amusements. Whatever else they may say, my booze has been good and my games have been on the square. Public service has been my motto. View quote
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All I ever did was sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff. (Al Capone)
Hell, it's a business... All I do is supply a public demand. I do it in the best and least harmful way I can. I can't change the conditions. I just meet them without backing up. View quote
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I'm tired of gang murders and gang shootings. It's a tough life to lead. You fear death at every moment, and worse than death, you fear the rats of the game who'd run around and tell the police if you don't constantly satisfy them with money and favors. View quote
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People who respect nothing dread fear. It is upon fear, therefore, that I have built up my organization. But understand me correctly, please. Those who work with me are afraid of nothing. Those who work for me are kept faithful, not so much because of their pay as because they know what might be done with them if they broke faith. View quote
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Nobody wanted Prohibition. This town voted six to one against it. Somebody had to throw some liquor on that thirst. Why not me? View quote
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