Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Caponewas an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCriminal
Date of Birth17 January 1899
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
humorous canada streets
I don't even know what street Canada is on.
fire chicago hung
They've hung everything on me except the Chicago fire.
drinking demand supply-and-demand
All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular.
witty humorous voting
Vote early and vote often.
organization built
I have built my organization upon fear.
jobs grief florida
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.
motto public-service my-motto
Public service is my motto.
racket
Once in the racket you're always in it.
gun kind kind-words
You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.
opportunity hands giving
Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.
ideas political knocking
Don't you get the idea I'm one of those goddam radicals. Don't get the idea I'm knocking the American system.
war world lists
I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.
class mafia racket
Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.
america healthy mind
Bolshevism 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 worker away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy.