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Nobody in this country respects what's weak. You believe me!
If you see a beggar on a corner, with his hat in his hand, nobody respects him.
Dress the same man up, give him an air of dignity, and he can command respect.
The same thing applies to this union.

— Jimmy Hoffa

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When you run an organization like the Teamsters one man has to be the boss and run things.

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Sure, we loaned money to build hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. So what? Las Vegas borrowers were good customers.

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Mob guys had muscle, and where in hell do you think employers got the tough guys when they wanted to break a strike?

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It has to be considered damned unusual that no other union was ever investigated.

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When you go to prison they forget it's your Constitution, too.

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