Крестный отец

           It’sgettingbiggerallthetime.There’snowaytostopitsowehavetocontrolthebusinessandkeepitrespectable.Idon’twantanyofitnearschools,Idon’twantanyofitsoldtochildren.Thatisaninfamita.InmycityIwouldtrytokeepthetrafficinthedarkpeople,thecolored.Theyarethebestcustomers,theleasttroublesomeandtheyareanimalsanyway.Theyhavenorespectfortheirwivesortheirfamiliesorforthemselves.Letthemlosetheirsoulswithdrugs.Butsomethinghastobedone,wejustcan’tletpeopledoastheypleaseandmaketroubleforeveryone."

           ThisspeechoftheDetroitDonwasreceivedwithloudmurmursofapproval.Hehadhitthenailonthehead.Youcouldn’tevenpaypeopletostayoutofthedrugtraffic.Asforhisremarksaboutchildren,thatwashiswell-knownsensibility,histenderheartednessspeaking.Afterall,whowouldselldrugstochildren?Wherewouldchildrengetthemoney?Asforhisremarksaboutthecoloreds,thatwasnotevenheard.TheNegroeswereconsideredofabsolutelynoaccount,ofnoforcewhatsoever.ThattheyhadallowedsocietytogrindthemintothedustprovedthemofnoaccountandhismentioningtheminanywayprovedthattheDonofDetroithadamindthatalwayswaveredtowardirrelevancies.

           AlltheDonsspoke.Ailofthemdeploredthetrafficindrugsasabadthingthatwouldcausetroublebutagreedtherewasnowaytocontrolit.Therewas,simply,toomuchmoneytobemadeinthebusiness,thereforeitfollowedthattherewouldbemenwhowoulddareanythingtodabbleinit.