Al Capone

Al Capone

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Alphonse Gabriel Capone most commonly known as Al Capone, Scarface or Public enemy Nº1 was born January 17 of 1899 to an immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York. Capone is most known for his position as a mafia boss during the prohibition era of the roaring twenties, his fearsome reputation among organized gangs, and his numerous run-ins with the law.

"Public service is my motto"

Early Life

Gang Years

Charges and Conviction

"i have built my organization upon fear"

Valentine's

Quotes

Death

Family

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Al Capone

Quotes

"Now I Know Why tigers kill their young"

"why not treat our business like any other man treats his, as something to work at in the daytime and forget when he comes home at night? There's plenty of business for everybody. Why kill each other over it?"

"Once you're in the racket, you're always in it. The parasites will trail you, begging for money and favours, and you can never get away from them no matter where you go"

"I have always been opposed to violence, to shootings. I have fought, uyes, but fought for peace. And I believe I can take credit for the peace that now exsists in the racket game in Chicago. I believe that the people can thank me for the fact that gang killings are probably a thing of the past"

"I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth"

"Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it"

"Bolschevism is knocking at our gates, we can't afford to let it in. We must keep America whole and safe and unspoiled. We must keep the workers away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy"

"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"

"It seems like I'm responsible for every crime that takes place in this country"

"Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time somone stubs a toe, every time there's a murder or a fire or the marines land on Nicaragua, the police and newspapers holler 'get Capone'"

"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 take my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff"

"Some call it bootlegging. Some call it racketeering. I call it business"

"I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the exsistance of a hunted man"

"All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular"

"they can't collect taxes from illegal money"