Criminal figures of the Twenties

"I'm leaving for 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" (Torricelli 85). As Capone himself accurately describes, his job was seen as one of a "benefactor" whereby he produced a much-desired commodity withheld by the government. Consequential to the institution …

…Bonnie and Clyde: Romeo and Juliet in a Getaway Car." Crime Library. 16 Jan. 2006 <http://www.crimelibrary.com/americana/bonnie/main.htm>. May, Allan, and Marilyn Bardsley. "John Dillinger: Bank Robber or Robin Hood?" Crime Library. 16 Jan. 2006 <http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/outlaws/dillinger/1.html>. Torricelli, Robert G., and Andrew Carroll, eds. In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century. New York: Kodan-Sha America, Inc., 1999. 85.