You want to get Capone? Here’s how you get him. He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That’s the Chicago way, and that’s how you get Capone.[to Eliot]
If you’re afraid of getting a rotten apple, don’t go to the barrel. Get it off the tree.
This is the job. Don’t wait for it to happen, don’t even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.[to Eliot]
You just fulfilled the first rule of law enforcement. Make sure when your shift is over you go home alive. Here endeth the lesson.[to Eliot]
That’s the second rule of police work. If you want to keep a secret, don’t tell the boss.[Eliot Ness: How do you come by this information?]
Everybody knows where the booze is. The problem isn’t finding it, the problem is who wants to cross Capone.[to Eliot]