Law 4: The 48 Laws of Power in the Sopranos

In this episode of the 48 Laws of Power in the Sopranos subspecies, we will evaluate law 4, always say less than necessary. In addition to little Carmine, we will be looking in to people who were away for a while and then came back, such as Richie Aprile, Phil Leotardo, Tony Blundetto and Feech, but we will pay closer attention to Ralph Cifaretto, specifically his dealings with Paulie Walnuts, Jackie Jr, Johnny Sack and Tony Soprano...with Silvio Dante giving a lesson in negotiating along the way.

[@g_eddie]

The fundamental question is, will this video be as effective as the other videos in the 48 laws series? I think it will be, but until I watch all of the other videos, it is going to be hard to verify that I think it will be more effective.

[@GQ1123ja]

🤣😂

[@culturevi]

Well done. 🙌🏽

[@TheFinalBoss25]

That’s funny

[@hanklesacks]

😂

[@smellsuperb1]

This is amazing 🤣

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Furio was the Strong Silent type that Tony always admired

[@milosav7314]

Furio is a G

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

He was gay Furio Giunta???

[@hanklesacks]

@@Dan_Ben_Michael NOOOOOOO!

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

@@Dan_Ben_Michael UP IN DA CLUB

[@heavymetal3122]

The guy Tony admires is the guy that Tony's wife is in love with. Furio seduced both of them.

[@arthurathana]

Must admit that Little Carmine has helped me in my corporate career. In a meeting, once I get what I want, I end it immediately. No small talk. Just everyone get out of the room. Works perfectly. Thanks David Chase!😊

[@kloveda5]

From what we hear Uncle Junior has mastered his tongue (and knows when and when not to use it)

[@bullywhispers9544]

Thats good. Wish I had thought of that lol

[@johnlane5704]

Still what's he doing eating sushi?

[@self-proclaimedcomedian1037]

THATS FUCKING GOLD DUDE😂

[@Speleomimus]

A truly cunning linguist

[@brooklynkeith2877]

the bushman of the kalahari was whistling thru the wheatfeilds 🤣🤣

[@petewylde1227]

I always assumed when Phil said to Butchie 'When this is over we are gonna talk' as more of an empty promise of future reward. Hanging up right after saying it pretty much confirms he had nobody's interests at heart other than his own. Not very Machiavellian. Butchie decides he will let Phil get it.

[@cosmicskates7721]

Tony will hang up on you too LOL when Chrissy called to wish him a belated happy birthday w those flip phones lol I love it tho I know it is extremely immature. When I was a teenager in HS a 'pep-rally-coordinator' acquaintance dove told me I should never hang up on the people I care about lol. She tried explaining to me how really, all those heated moments are in essence, all about love. That in those intense moments I may wna express consideration by saying something like - I am way too upset to continue this conversation right now, can we talk another time? But I still did it back then and up until just a few years ago lol 😆

[@frankmurphy7234]

I always took it as he had disappointment in his voice and it was reinforced when he hung up

[@thesnailiscoming..5736]

I took it as a veiled threat. Like we going to have a sit down after this. Nothing good. Because he's was upset that they couldn't find and kill tony.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Phil felt no fury like women's scorn vito/butchie @@frankmurphy7234

[@andrewmartin7697]

On the surface i think Phil was trying to give Butchie the impression of a future reward, yes. However, he did a terrible job at concealing his true intentions since his tone was so angry and unimpressed with Butchie the whole phone call, so it wouldn’t make sense at the end of a contentious call that he would have on his mind rewarding Butchie.

[@o.f.7.]

I've read 48 laws couple years ago, and frankly I forgot most of it. These series are great to remember the book. Thank you very much my man. Keep up the good work.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Frankly, it shows

[@gladtownghost]

No you didn't

[@heavymetal3122]

This series is serious business. Best Sopranos channel of all time, hands down.

[@laurenpeterson9510]

Up in da club!

[@LeRumee]

Give me one thousand Dollar.

[@PJ-po6xy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@boop5287]

Yasss

[@cygnustsp]

Open the door!

[@aguy559]

Little Carmine was a secret genius who played dumb so people would underestimate him.

[@stophatingeachother9762]

Like Bush junior. Cheney was the "evil puppet master" distraction.

[@nelsonmongare9515]

No

[@gregoryporch8395]

It worked too. I was shocked to find out "the sacred and the propane" was uttered by him and not by Hank Hill.

[@aguy559]

@@gregoryporch8395 To Hank Hill, that phrase is a redundancy.

[@DutchKidRanger]

@@aguy559HAHAHA

[@nickjohnson6368]

You’re killing it w these man

[@deathbymonkeys]

Great video. As my father used to say, "A gallon of flesh is worth more than a pound of blood."

[@justmeeagainn]

Was your father a serial killer?

[@deathbymonkeys]

@justmeeagainn No. Inside joke from The Sopranos.

[@memphis2houston346]

"Play a sucker to catch a sucker" wise words for those that can hold their tongue

[@septclues]

love this series! can't wait for the next installment.

[@DaveSCameron]

Me too its literally the bollox!

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

*Give me One Thousand Dollars* @@DaveSCameron

[@michaelblasius7705]

I hope you get through all 48 laws. Great content my man!

[@tommythompson7941]

Awesome opening sequence. One of the best I have seen not just regarding Sopranos material but film analysis and KZbin overall.

[@gabrielethier2046]

This is a great series, I hope you keep doing these

[@jacobijacobi1467]

Thank you for this material.Please continue It is great.

[@TheRobWay1]

I love how Eugene cracks up when Silvio says Sun Tzu

[@baxpiz1289]

paulie also calls sun tzu "the chinese prince matchabelli" (a perfume brand). he meant niccolò machiavelli, an italian renaissance philosopher and author who wrote a book about being cutthroat called "the prince," but wasn't one himself. three errors in one sentence, possibly a record. very allegorical

[@TheRobWay1]

@@baxpiz1289 that is awesome! The sacred and the propane

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

Your videos are entertaining and informative. I'm a loud mouth and I'm really beginning to understand the flaws in that.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

As I'm watching I'm reassessing what I say to hooooors on hookup apps🤔💭📝

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

@@youknowwhoyouare2269 same 😂

[@Jestin612]

So awesome 👌. 2 of some of my favorite things. Sopranos and the 48 laws of power!!!!

[@GlassDirt]

Tony B did have a good demonstration of thinking on his feet when he saved Chris’s life after the car accident thing. Maybe more empathetic than intelligent, but it worked to keep the peace.

[@michaelfernandez3182]

This series you have going on is amazing. Please do all the laws.

[@dirufanboy1971]

Wait - Phil Leotardo was in the can?! Huh - he never really talked about it.....

[@lucaneiri5405]

I wonder how you’re going to do law 48, and I wonder if you’re doing every law! Man I hope you do, you’re analysis and application of the book to the series is flawless. I haven’t read the prince but I LOVED your series on Machievellianism. The story of Corianolus was one of my favorite story in the 48 laws

[@jsldj]

"Tony, you are on the precipice of a great fork in the road!" 😂

[@Abraxas0365]

super underrated take.Subscribed.

[@KwangTheMongrel]

Another great video my brother

[@EruditeMMA]

I’m surprised you never used Albert Barese as an example of this, he answers questions directly & if he doesn’t have the answer just repeats back what others say to him most likely to avoid confrontation. He also shows he is fairly intelligent as he is the first to figure out Tony killed Ralphie IIRC I remember the others in the room questioning it initially when he brings it up right before Tony blames New York.

[@Guiltyconscience83]

I absolutely love this series

[@donmeromerohernandez8862]

“It’s gonna be hard to verify that I think I’ll be more effective”… this to me means that even carmine; despite Wether he was a master class of manipulation with a calculated concealed end game, or just a goof, he was still existentially conscious that even to himself he wasn’t sure if he was sure he’d be a better boss or not. And although he sounded like a dim wit; as it’s evident, he was fully 360 degrees aware of his situation and carried on as such. And in the end, despite what he came off as, he remained. Unlike numerous of his colleagues.

[@michaelfetter5413]

Hey Bully, I really enjoy your content, been following you for over a year now. I've been rewatching the Sopranos recently and got a series idea for you. "How would [NJ crew member] do under [NY boss]?" Specifically, I got the idea when Phil Leotardo is telling Butchie a couple a tree things. When he is talking about the way the NJ crew does the initiation ritual, and he says "It either has meaning, or it doesn't." I connected it to when Christopher is talking about the Oath being his Higher Power. I thought if Christopher was under Phil, someone who believed deeply in the importance of the code, maybe he could have stayed straight. Christopher seeing his higher power, "the Oath of This Thing", treated with casual disrespect must have made it harder for him. If his boss was Phil, how could things have been different?

[@sladen3884]

fantastic idea for a video! i hope bully does it.

[@saadishsnake]

Little Carmine in the thumbnail...this will be a good one.

[@bullywhispers9544]

I actually originally had found a great Ray Abruzzo impersonator and had a lot of little Carmine-ish lines, but couldnt get it to sync right so I had to take them out. Shame too, I thought they were pretty funny

[@brooklynkeith2877]

lol i thought the same thing

[@lucaneiri5405]

Little carmine implying to kill Johnny while tony was in bed was a perfect example of the law

[@maplebear6527]

That was big Carmine

[@mcsquilliams7044]

Law 4.5 - Never go into the unknown not knowing.

[@openthemind1244]

When will we get a "Machiavellian Monday" on Carmine SR.? I'm waiting HARD on that one. Don't let me down, you seem to have the makings of a content creator, and I don't wanna have to send you to slip-and-fall school.

[@HughJazzTTs]

carmine sr, understood mastered this law.

[@matthawkins123]

Little Carmine was playing 4D chess the whole time.

[@jguerrero322]

Thank you

[@drmodestoesq]

Dashiell Hammet's The Maltese Falcon Gutman: Better and better. I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice. Now, sir, we'll talk if you like. I'll tell you right out - I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.

[@milosav7314]

My problem too haha funny anecdote my friend ran into a group of girls he knew, i wasn’t impressed and was uninterested completely even antagonistic towards them, asking when he was done so we could leave but i noticed flirty body language and when the topic of bodycount was brought up they thought id been with 30+ women while i was a 16 year old virgin. Usually i found the girls we hang around with at least cute, have some kind of caffeine or nicotine and dont stop talking. Am ignored, directly called annoying even get repulsed vibes haha, as a good looking guy especially back then. Never had any intention of pumping any of them so i continued jabbering as i like the sound of my own voice. Great series my friend just subbed

[@spoopyidk]

what the actual fuck are you talking about??

[@mr.cloakofdagger3957]

This is important especially if carmine Jr speaking is involved in it.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Very allegorical

[@MackeyDeez]

I live the 4th law of power because I have had many consequences for talking too much, not thinking before I speak, and not knowing when to shut the fuck up.

[@michaelross1452]

I think you are over thinking things here. Ralphie was going to be clipped anyways, whether by Tony or Johnny. The horse was money, Tony's money. Ralphie cheated Tony out of a big portion of money owed to him. Ralphie was one of the families top earners, but this little venture was kept away from the family until that day at the race track A man owes a debt. He pays in silver or with his blood.

[@rona4851]

Some of you know, theyve had 9 pictures under they're subspecies in South Beach Strumpets alone

[@SerErryk]

Congrats man, you now have 4 videos under your subspecies.

[@darj617]

One thing my father taught, may he RIP, and that is you can't go into the unknown not knowing.

[@roybatty-]

It's important to build a shinebox up to your a$$, drive a varsity athlete up in there.

[@alexmuenster2102]

11:47 "Fortunately for Ralphie, he was able to ease tensions with Johnnie Sack." FALSE! Unless you are trying to claim that Ralphie was somehow able to engineer Johnnie driving back home that one time to discover Jennie porking out on candy bars in the laundry room! It was THAT epiphany on Johnnie Sack's part that led to him - not *forgiving* Ralphie - but deciding that it was better to just "let it go."

[@matthewmaguire3554]

When Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address before he spoke before him there were other politicians who went on talking some up to an hour and quickly forgotten…Lincoln spoke for two minutes 272 words that are now etched on his memorial in Washington.👍

[@cosmicskates7721]

Henry Kissinger @ 9:04 looks like he is wearing a headband lol and Little Carmine @ around the 17 second timestamp looks like he has a bit of that white eyeliner on his lower eye lids & under Carmine's lower lashes it looks like a makeup artist meticulously smudged some eyeliner just right! imho🤗

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

"You don't talk much." "Knowledge is power. Talking is giving information to your opponent."

[@polosprings1351]

Imagine if some melfi was a consigligre or advisor whatever the word is

[@amirbrandon5011]

Are you going to a Machiavellian Monday on Henry Kissinger

[@KMacMerlin]

You planning on making 48 of these?

[@mikemason964]

Regarding Tonys B's intelligence, I have to disagree with your take. We absolutely do see him a perform a number of intelligent acts. The massage therapist test delved into deep knowledge of human anatomy which he passed and during the Christopher vs Tony Adriana fiasco he provided the medical theory to the doctor who treated Adriana regarding her giving head to Tony. David Chase put these details in the story to suggest he is intelligent. You mention that he was not involved in the higher minded rackets, but Tony B was actively trying to remedy that with Tony because he mastered the air bag scam. That is why he got the casino, because he asked for it. Running a profitable underground gambling operation is pretty up there.

[@cubaj8723]

Quick thing about 11:25 that Russian revolution was also known as the Decemberist revolt and predated the actual Bulshevik Russian revolution by roughly a hundred years.

[@sole__doubt]

What is Syl calling Paulie when he corrects Paulie about the way to pronounce Sun Tzu?

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Very allegorical

[@ricknewsome8970]

Raleigh wasn't executed for insulting Elizabeth as she was dead and had been succeeded by James I by that time. He was executed because his men attacked a Spanish outpost and almost started a war.

[@guns4toilets]

Fred Armisen is Carmine Jr.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Armisen is Everyone🤹‍♂️all at once

[@HellHammerOfDoom]

Whatever happened there ;D Nice touche.

[@overlord7310]

5:28 and 14:59, some crossed audio snips

[@tallsmile28]

"It was a fucking horse"

[@Silvasbullet]

I liked it

[@HarryJoiner]

8:56 - negotiation pro tip

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

Little tip. Have a look at Caesar of the show Rome. I mean they are all italians, yes?

[@drdree8396]

Little Carmine was no fool

[@buymybooks437]

I prefer this series to the Machiavellian one

[@Silvasbullet]

“GIGI died taking a shit!”

[@yaboitheredux]

Crazy thing is you can use foolishness as a tool to conceal your true intentions

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

LANUS.. Layne-US! rhymes with Pain-US.

[@danielbaker2061]

binge worthy

[@butchmagnus1699]

Did you change your channel's name or I subscribed without noticing your name?

[@bullywhispers9544]

Used to be named Sopranos Street

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

So the reputation proceeded

[@russialinko6442]

Little carmine might either be a genius playing dumb, or legitimately dumb but either way i like him

[@starguy2718]

According to rumors, Phil did 20 years in the can. But, he never talked about it.

[@michaelross1452]

He compromised. He wanted Manacot, he ate a grilled cheese sandwich from a radiator He wanted to fuk a woman He used a tissue 20 fukin years he compromised And not a peep

[@chinchilla415]

Did he snitch or rat in any way? Unsure if he would have said that.

[@colinandrew89]

20 fuckin years!!!!

[@Owyourhurtingme]

Miniscule Carmine

[@kevinw8276]

Asked Albert Barese to join in a coup

[@TehUltimateSnake]

That damn parakeet..

[@yesitrotamundos2904]

Kamila Harris can't say little enough.

[@eseliljoker5150]

Wait Phil was gone? How long, and where was he?

[@chipwanderlust113]

He spent 20 years in the can all for you to not know? That's messed up son.

[@eseliljoker5150]

@@chipwanderlust113 well he should of said something. The man never made a peep

[@odeleon24]

It’s all very vague. Especially if he ever ate anything off a radiator

[@eseliljoker5150]

@@odeleon24 what do you think he had to do when he wanted to make love to a woman.

[@chipwanderlust113]

@@eseliljoker5150 You are too young to understand, probably 47 years and a kid like his brother.

[@frankbarron1907]

The Sacred and the Propane.

[@divinedelaware7541]

You gotta be onna u hat

[@Owyourhurtingme]

Carmine was probably very intelligent and calculating just not very good at articulating verbally.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Surprised vito never stepped to him for a backdoor venture in that capacity figuratively pontificating had there been such a thing that could be then thought of, butt until then there's that, you know

[@evanbarr9270]

Phill really started it .He killed Angelo.

[@rustyshackleford3160]

Hey look!! It's the guy who killed Tony

[@BigA678]

The Marlo Stanfield law

[@bullywhispers9544]

He is a great example. An episode on him is in the works

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

@@bullywhispers9544 sooner or later price of the brick going up. You ain't putting me up in no vacant Patreon

[@parthshukla4196]

Always say less than necessary as your time here is less than limited

[@frankmata1812]

Who does he think he is Shakespeare?

[@louisenri9849]

Didn’t Jackie jr almost drown in 3ft of water?

[@hankgonzalez6074]

3 inches of water…the penguin exhibit.

[@bigt4135]

This video has the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@biscaynesupercars]

Women and emotional men are the biggest violators of this rule

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Your emotions caused you to edit that

[@ALBERTEINSTEIN777]

IN OTHER WORDS........SAY LESS

[@mozznyc]

I did 20 fucking years!

[@anthonykology1728]

still alive

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Dude I did not need that bloody toe.

[@ScruMi2]

How can you say "we didn't see Tony b show his intelligence"? The reason Christopher wasn’t killed for his outburst over believing Tony soprano had relations with his woman, when Tony b questioned the Dr in front of Chris about Adriana wearing her seatbelt. did you even watch the series or just cliff notes?

[@BG-lc2ge]

I agree that the near sighted aspect of it showed his intelligence in the moment but his lack of the bigger picture is what the video is pointing too. The perception of Tony and Chris’s reputation were damaged from the whole ordeal. Tony looks like snake while still favoring chris by not killing him for his outburst while chris looks weak. Tony B proving Tony’s innocence doesn’t truthfully solve the issue. Also if Tony B was intelligent he wouldn’t have went head first against Phil Leotardo and his brother.

[@TehUltimateSnake]

2:11 Mark Zuckerberg??

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

I remember when I didn't know who he was, back when fb was by-college-email-only🎭 downhill since and everyone knows his name

[@PeterMayer]

Little Carmine was a dope.

[@1846tt]

I really always thought ralphie intentionally set Jackie Jr on the path to hit the card game, he even gave him a gun, and it was plain to see how stupid the kid was. he was in a very bad position at that time, then suddenly got a lot of sympathy do the tough situation he had to handle and call.

[@low-tide-fy3081]

And still Little Carmine actually survived and most everyone that called him an idiot, they all died by the end of the series. Hiiden Genius? Who knows, but thats why we love The Sopranos

[@briangray5921]

Whatever happened there..

[@odeleon24]

WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?! This channel went after Carmine jr, without any provocation

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

You're like Phil waiting in the closet to get revenge @@odeleon24