Assertion: mafia | /r/CapableOf | exist as means
Facets:
value: to defend the sicilian people
type: PURPOSE
value: for righteous and honorable rebels
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It is also feasible that the Mafia existed as a means for righteous and honorable rebels to defend the Sicilian people from oppression, Roman and Northern Italian control, and outside invasion by barbarians.