All I ever did was to sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was to supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Capone argues he merely supplied a popular demand for alcohol and that critics are his customers.
- In plain terms
- He says he just sold what people wanted to buy.
- What can you take from it?
- Supply meets demand, even for illegal goods.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is supplying demand an excuse?
- Are customers complicit?
Another view
It ignores the societal harm of alcohol availability.
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