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Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.

Al Capone

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Al Capone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 17
Died: 1947
Died: January 25
Brooklyn
New York
Sunday Albert
Scarface
Alphonse Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone
Legitimate
Ruling
Capitalism
Class
Bootlegging
Mafia
Racket
Gangsters

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I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want.
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Don't you get the idea I'm one of those goddam radicals. Don't get the idea I'm knocking the American system.
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I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they can. I'm sick of the job-it's a thankless one and full of grief. I've been spending the best years of my life as a public benefactor.
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I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.
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We been on the road for 18 hours... I need a bath, some chow... and then you and me sit down, and we talk about who dies,eh?
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It's a racket. Those stock market guys are crooked.
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When I sell liquor, it's bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on a silver tray on Lakeshore Drive, it's hospitality.
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I got nothing against the honest cop on the beat. You just have them transferred someplace where they can't do you any harm. But don't ever talk to me about the honor of police captains or judges. If they couldn't be bought they wouldn't have the job.
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