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

Prohibition has made nothing but trouble

Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.

Bolshevism is knocking at our gates, we can't afford to let it in...We must keep America whole and safe and unspoiled. We must keep the worker away from red literature and red ruses; we must see that his mind remains healthy.

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.'

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.

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