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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Al Capone was the mayor of Boston?
It may have been quoted by any number of mayors, but the saying originated on the South Side of Chicago. Back in the USA. Back in the Bad Old Days.
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Um, no. It was James Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston, who said it first. I know that Chicagoans like to take credit for creating political corruption, so think of it as convergent evolution.
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