Al Capone

You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.

Al Capone

I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for.

Al Capone

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.

Al Capone

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

Al Capone

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

Al Capone

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.

Al Capone

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

Al Capone

Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time someone stubs a toe, every time there’s a murder or a fire or the marines land in Nicaragua, the police and the newspapers holler ‘get Capone.’

Al Capone

Hell must be a pretty swell spot, because the guys that invented religion have sure been trying hard to keep everybody else out.

Al Capone

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.

Al Capone