Looking For A Goodfellas Quote

[DemocratSinceBirth]

We Were discussing gangs in another thread and I thought of the quote from Henry Hill from why the Mafia which is just a somewhat sophisticated gang exists.

He says something to the effect the Mafia exists because there are times people want or need things and can't go to the police.

What is the exact quote?

Thank you.

[ET Awful]

1. From IMDB.com

All they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking to rip them off. That's what it's all about. That's what the FBI can never understand - that what Paulie and the organization offer is protection for the kinds of guys who can't go to the cops. They're like the police department for wiseguys

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. That's It.

But they offer a lot more than protection from other gangs.

It reminds me of the quote from a famous Hollywood madame who said (organized) prostitition is the one arena where the straight world comes into contact with the underworld.

[flvegan]

2. This one?

All they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking to rip them off. That's what it's all about. That's what the FBI can never understand - that what Paulie and the organization offer is protection for the kinds of guys who can't go to the cops. They're like the police department for wiseguys.

[aikoaiko]

4. This partially explains why a community may embrace a gang.

"Their" gang protects them from someone worse.