49 Quotes About Gangsters

The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.

There was a ringing in his ears, like a dead phone line that he couldn’t hang up on.

To discover what becomes of men who do not pay debts owed to Ratilla, one must visit the underworld.

Jimmy Sadd is the most evil man I’ve ever known. I mean really evil. I’m not talking about tough, or cruel – all the bosses are tough and cruel. You’ll never get anywhere in our world if you’re not respected. But Jimmy ... God damn, Bruno, getting involved with Sadd ... I’d rather do a deal with the devil himself. Sadd is worse. You’ll never get out.”George HansonIn The Shadow of Sadd.

Gang members have joined the military since the mid-1800s.

Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.

Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members

It occurred to him that thinking like this could explain why, even after all the jobs he'd pulled, he rarely had much money in his pockets. Sometimes it seemed like he stole money from one place just to give it away somewhere else.

It wasn’t fair, but maybe Tommy was right on that score. Maybe a man didn’t have no right to ask for fair. Maybe a man made fair for himself.