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Chapter 20

           Ifthereareanymoredifferenceswecanmeetagain,weneednotbecomefoolishagain.Onmyparttheroadisnewandfresh.I’mgladthisisallsettled."

           OnlyPhillipTattagliawasalittleworriedstill.ThemurderofSantinoCorleonemadehimthemostvulnerablepersoninthisgroupifwarbrokeoutagain.Hespokeatlengthforthefirsttime.

           "I’veagreedtoeverythinghere,I’mwillingtoforgetmyownmisfortune.ButIwouldliketohearsomestrictassurancesfromCorleone.Willheattemptanyindividualvengeance?Whentimegoesbyandhispositionperhapsbecomesstronger,willheforgetthatwehaveswornourfriendship?HowamItoknowthatinthreeorfouryearshewon’tfeelthathe’sbeenillserved,forcedagainsthiswilltothisagreementandsofreetobreakit?Willwehavetoguardagainsteachotherallthetime?Orcanwetrulygoinpeacewithpeaceofmind?WouldCorleonegiveusallhisassurancesasInowgivemine?"

           ItwasthenthatDonCorleonegavethespeechthatwouldbelongremembered,andthatreaffirmedhispositionasthemostfar-seeingstatesmanamongthem,sofullofcommonsense,sodirectfromtheheart;andtotheheartofthematter.InithecoinedaphrasethatwastobecomeasfamousinitswayasChurchill’sIronCurtain,thoughnotpublicknowledgeuntilmorethantenyearslater.

           Forthefirsttimehestooduptoaddressthecouncil.

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