In this life, all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for anybody.

All I ever did was sell beer and whiskey to our best people.

It seems like I’m responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.

You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.

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

They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.

Prohibition has made nothing but trouble

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

I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want.

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.

Now I know why tigers eat their young.

A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun can get you further.

Public service is my motto.

I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.

I have built my organization upon fear.

Vote early and vote often.

Socialists don't like ordinary people choosing, for they might not choose Socialism.

Fear is not the basis for foreign policy.

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.