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...restriction and discipline of Mafia living are accurately conveyed: Its deadly patronage, by which vows of love for the Don and pledges of unmitigated loyalty result in feudal bonds which can't be forgotten. The code of silence, omerta, which makes the actions of subordinates individually culpable, thus protecting caporegima and dons at the center of the ring. The political and judicial networks which both in Europe and in the U.S. ease black-market activities into "legitimate" areas of influence...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: Killers' Choice | 3/29/1972 | See Source »

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