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           Likeanygoodbusinessmanheaimedatholdingamonopolybyforcinghisrivalstoabandonthefieldorbymergingwithhisowncompany.However,sincehehadstartedoffrelativelyhelpless,economically,sincehedidnotbelieveinadvertising,relyingonwordofmouthandsinceiftruthbetold,hisoliveoilwasnobetterthanhiscompetitors’,hecouldnotusethecommonstrangleholdsoflegitimatebusinessmen.Hehadtorelyontheforceofhisownpersonalityandhisreputationasa"manofrespect."

           Evenasayoungman,VitoCorleonebecameknownasa"manofreasonableness."Heneverutteredathreat.Healwaysusedlogicthatprovedtobeirresistible.Healwaysmadecertainthattheotherfellowgothisshareofprofit.Nobodylost.Hedidthis,ofcourse,byobviousmeans.Likemanybusinessmenofgeniushelearnedthatfreecompetitionwaswasteful,monopolyefficient.Andsohesimplysetaboutachievingthatefficientmonopoly.ThereweresomeoilwholesalersisBrooklyn,menoffierytemper,headstrong,notamenabletoreason,whorefusedtosee,torecognize,thevisionofVitoCorleone,evenafterhehadexplainedeverythingtothemwiththeutmostpatienceanddetail.WiththesemenVitoCorleonethrewuphishandsisdespairandsentTessiotoBrooklyntosetupaheadquartersandsolvetheproblem.Warehouseswereburned,truckloadsofolive-greenoilweredumpedtoformlakesinthecobbledwaterfrontstreets.