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LO ONO Sw ne 19 against the f-afia in tha 1920's and 1990's, it wlll be necessary to consider data concernisg tndividuals in the light of possible distortions of the true facts of — thetr fndilvidial cases. As they relaie to basic features of ‘fafin setup and operations, however, he data presented may be rolied upon as furnishing the best avallable description (87, 88, 89) of the Mafia in the period betweea Vorld ‘Vars Land 0 | Pr. emery of Foutures t aoa fda Gacteg by on Crit: ingl Lhilannainhy ta iad bosch Ajekea et . wa a! eA Res SAUER A dbs a Rd fprhay Cesare Morland ethers who were afforded a close look at the Mafia : {n the 1029's and 1920's confirmed a hypothesis that had gradually been : deyeloped by previous observers, It was this: In the realm of ideas, the Mafia! ina diabolical erlirlual philecephy, * offering its adherents domain over crime fn return for their souls, fi the roalm of organizations and operations the Nafia is a fluctuating set of practical, conspiratorial relationships, directions, and modi operand among Jotividuals and groups of individuals who adhere to “afin ph.losophy. | In cerlain times ond al certain places, groups of Mafiosi achieved local organizilton, and even loose cy feder stad organizations, aimed at the eontrol of crime In thetr arcs, and the plonning and perpetration of specific a * The word philosophy is used here in the general nontechnical sense to mean a set of baliefs, attitudes, and convictions bearing upon personal and social conduct and, in this instance, lawless conduct,