Al Capone Quotes
When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality.
Pasley, Fred D. Al Capone: The Biography of a Self-Made Man. Ives Washburn, 1930, p. 331.
With Prohibition, the demand for alcohol was the same as ever, but the supply was restricted. Since much of the alcohol in the south was produced in illegal stills, Prohibition, did not affect the supply from those sources. As a matter of fact history shows that they ramped up production to fill the supply gap that was created by Prohibition. The North had very few illegal stills before Prohibition and there was very little capability to replace the legal sources that Prohibition had curtailed.
The poem was his summary of the Wickersham Commission’s (National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement) conclusion regarding Prohibition.
In the quoted passage, it describes Diogenes as observing a thief being arrested in one of the religious temples by the officials of the temple. He had pilfered one of the temple treasures. Not unlike modern times, most religious organizations raised money be getting donations from the public. Some of the means of many of the religious groups are and have been of dubious morality and if used in commerce would generally be considered fraud. This quotation shows that this is not a new phenomenon nor was it limited to monotheistic religions.
Dodge was a hotbed of violence, gun-fighting, drinking, gambling and prostitution. At one point they had 19 saloons serving liquor for a total population of only 1200. The Governor wrote this letter to the mayor to get things under control. The mayor, also one of the town’s successful business men, was doing very well and was apposed to changing the status quo. He wrote a return letter {587195} to the mayor to get things under control. The mayor, also one of the town’s successful business men, was doing very well and was apposed to changing the status quo. He wrote this return letter trying to convince the governor to let him deal with things. Others accused him of being in cahoots with the violent element of town and an apologist for the worst elements of the community.
Speaking in the Senate about the Omnibus Crime Bill under consideration:
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33.
