fact ual ▁and ▁rom antic ▁portrait ▁by ▁journalist ▁Luigi ▁Bar z ini ▁contributed ▁much ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Don ▁V ito : ▁ ▁Don ▁V ito ▁brought ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁its ▁highest ▁per fection ▁without ▁und ue ▁rec ourse ▁to ▁violence . ▁The ▁M af ia ▁leader ▁who ▁sc at ters ▁corps es ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁his ▁goal ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁in e pt ▁as ▁the ▁states man ▁who ▁has ▁to ▁w age ▁ag gress ive ▁wars . ▁Don ▁V ito ▁ruled ▁and ▁inspired ▁fear ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁great ▁qual ities ▁and ▁natural ▁asc end ancy . ▁His ▁a we - in sp iring ▁appearance ▁helped ▁him . ▁… ▁His ▁man ners ▁were ▁pr inc ely , ▁his ▁de mean our ▁hum ble ▁but ▁maj estic . ▁He ▁was ▁loved ▁by ▁all . ▁Being ▁very ▁gener ous ▁by ▁nature , ▁he ▁never ▁refused ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁aid ▁and ▁disp ensed ▁millions ▁in ▁lo ans , ▁g ifts ▁and ▁general ▁phil anth ropy . ▁He ▁would ▁personally ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁red ress ▁a ▁wrong . ▁When ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁journey , ▁every ▁major , ▁dressed ▁in ▁his ▁best ▁clothes , ▁await ed ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁his ▁village , ▁kiss ed ▁his ▁hands , ▁and ▁paid ▁hom age , ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁a ▁king . ▁And ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁king ▁of ▁sorts : ▁under ▁his ▁reign ▁peace ▁and ▁order ▁were ▁observed , ▁the ▁M af ia ▁peace , ▁of ▁course