And Vincent Gigante was 100% Cosa Nostra. There were likely more bright ones than him, but I can't name one who would be even close to as determined as he was. He definitely deserves credit for it.
The list of ones brighter than Chin would likely be a short one. Sammy talked about both Castellano and Chin. He said that, while Paul was as smart as they come in terms of being a businessman, Chin was more of a gangster but was right up there with Paul in business intellect. I've always given Chin "extra credit" for his success in the time period he was boss. It was one thing to be a boss back in the 1950's. Quite another when Chin officially took over starting in the early 1980's and into the 1990's.
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