Originally Posted by Liggio
I can believe the story, the Mafia in Italy is the real thing, not the watered-down American story. Did it actually happen? I don't know.


I agree that today the American Mafia is quite "watered-down", but at the time when Luciano was active, it wasn't weak at all, imo.

Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:

1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."

2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."