Enoch L. Johnson Quotes

American political boss and racketeer (1883-1968)

Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (1883-1968) was an Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss, a Sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, a businessman, a philanthropist and a crime boss, who was the leader of the corrupt political machine and criminal organization of the city from the 1910s up until his conviction and imprisonment for tax evasion on 1941.

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Alternative Names: Nucky Johnson

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If we only elected good men, we'd never have good leaders.

We have whisky, wine, women, song and slot machines. I won't deny it and I won't apologize for it. If the majority of the people didn't want them they wouldn't be profitable and they would not exist. The fact that they do exist proves to me that the people want them.

When I live well, everybody lives well.

He’s a windbag who a dumb broad has played for a sucker.

Ordinary [men] avoid troubles, extraordinary [men] turn 'em to their advantage.

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