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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 Quotes
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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At Connie’s wedding, Michael tells Kay about Luca Brasi, a violent man who murders without question and possesses no empathy or compassion for others. Even Don Corleone himself fears Luca Brasi, yet Luca is unassailably loyal to the Don. In fact, Brasi loves and fears his Don even though he loves and fears nothing else. With this quote, Puzo is commenting on the nature of power within the Mafia. In the criminal underworld, those who wield organizational power control those who wield individual power. Don Corleone wields organizational power because he is the boss of his crime Family. His power, Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti n
Chapter 30 Quotes
He understood that he would be happier in the world the Corleones had created than in the world outside.
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In this passage, the novel charts how Al Neri ended up in the Corleone Family’s fold: after he accidently murders a pimp, the police force discharges him, and he is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced him to prison, but the Corleones intervene. This quote is emblematic of how Puzo skillfully presents his story in a way that makes readers sympathize with the Mafia’s point of view. That legitimate society would punish an officer of the law for ridding the world of a vile pimp and drug dealer appears to support the Mafia’s view that legitimate power is corrupt and untrustworthy. Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Qu
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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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