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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.

Al Capone

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Al Capone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 17
Died: 1947
Died: January 25
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Alphonse Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone
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