An enforcer is a term for a Mafia associate who is responsible for handling those who do not abide by a mob family’s rules, policies, and deals. A Mafia enforcer generally relies on violence or the threat of violence to enforce family policies. A Don will often call on his enforcer to murder (hit) those men who pose a threat to a family’s financial wellbeing. Luca Brasi is the most famous enforcer in The Godfather.
Enforcer Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Enforcer or refer to Enforcer. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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Luca Brasi did not fear the police, he did not fear society, he did not fear God, he did not fear hell, he did not fear or love his fellow man. But he had elected, he had chosen, to fear and love Don Corleone.
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Chapter 30
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He understood that he would be happier in the world the Corleones had created than in the world outside.
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Enforcer Term Timeline in The Godfather
The timeline below shows where the term Enforcer appears in The Godfather. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...son of one of the Don’s long-time friends. The Don then meets with his loyal enforcer, Luca Brasi, a fearsome, violent, nihilistic man who fears neither death, other men, nor hell,...
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Chapter 7
...his spy mission for the Don. He discusses “joining” the Tattaglias as the Family’s new enforcer. Sollozzo emerges from the shadows and guarantees Luca millions of dollars if he joins his...
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