“- Silvio: Believe us, sir. Your son is not what they told you.
- Ed Horman: How do you know that, Silvio?
- Silvio: He's a nice guy. He's sincere. A hard worker. But he's a political neophyte. He's terrified of violence.”
Alex Camacho - Silvio
Jack Lemmon - Ed Horman

“Remember the first rule of politics. The ballots don't make the results, the counters make the results. The counters. Keep counting.”
Jim Broadbent - William 'Boss' Tweed

“- Mr. White: You almost killed me! Asshole! If I knew what kind of a guy you were I never would've agreed to work with you!
- Mr. Blonde: Are you gonna bark all day little doggie? Or are you gonna bite?”

Harvey Keitel - Mr. White
Michael Madsen - Mr. Blonde

“There are always two occupations open to those who have failed at everything else: school teaching and politics.”

Louis Jean Heydt - Mentor Graham

“There's one thing I've learned here in politics: that ignorance is no obstacle to advancement. In fact, in some cases it's quite an advantage.”

Raymond Massey - Abe Lincoln