Now I know why tigers eat their young.

Don't you get the idea I'm one of those goddam radicals. Don't get the idea I'm knocking the American system.

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.

A crook is a crook, and there's something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. The worst type of these punks is the big politician.

You can get more with a nice word and a gun than you can with a nice word.

I have build my organization upon fear.