Wiseguys and the White House Quotes

“In the beginning the politician was the master, the hoodlum his servant. As time passed the roles would be reversed, the politician becoming the servant on the payroll of the underworld at its beck and call.”
― Eric Dezenhall, Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made – An Authoritative Exposé of the Mob's Secret Influence on American Political Power