That's how Vito viewed Michael's future: Governor Corleone; Senator Corleone, and how Michael in those positions could assist the Corleones.
...and it was the viewpoint that Michael adopted when he returned from Sicily to apprentice as Don. The key scene is when he went to New Hampshire to woo Kay. He tells her that "my father is no different than any other powerful man with responsibilities toward others." Kay says that Governors and Senators don't have people killed. "Now who's being naive, Kay," he replies.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
