The Good Shepherd (2006)

Joe Pesci: Joseph Palmi

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• Joseph Palmi : Let me ask you something... we Italians, we got our families, and we got the church; the Irish, they have the homeland, Jews their tradition; even the niggers, they got their music. What about you people, Mr. Wilson, what do you have?

  Edward Wilson : The United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting.

• Edward Wilson : [Negotiating with an aging mobster]  I could take the government off your back if you could help us,

  Joseph Palmi : You're the guys that scare me. You're the people that make big wars.

  Edward Wilson : No, we make sure the wars are small ones, Mr. Palmi.

• Joseph Palmi : Let me ask you something. We Italians, we got our families and we got the church. The Irish, they have the homeland. The Jews, their tradition. Even the niggers. They've got their music. What about you people, Mr. Carlson? What do you have?

  Edward Wilson : The United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting.