The following is from the Godfather movie:
The Don: I forgot the vengeance of my son. But I have selfish reasons.
My youngest son was supposed to leave this country because of this
Sollozzo bussiness. And I have to make arrangements to bring him back
here safely. Cleared of all these false charges. But I'm a
superstitious man. If an unlucky accident should befall him, r if he
should be shot by a police officer, or if he should hang himself in
his jail ceil, or if he struck by a bolt of lightning. Then I'm going
to blame of the people in his room and that I do not forgive. But,
that aside let me say that I swear onthe souls of my gradchildreans
that I will not be the who break the peace we've made here today.
What does that aside mean here?
Best Answer
This is a complicated quote, because the character is not able to speak directly or honestly to the people in the room. It becomes more clear if we simplify it, and add the implied context:
A more direct conversation might be to say "Sure, we've been at war, but now we're at peace. If any of you knuckeheads decide to get payback on my boy, I will personally end each and every one of you. Having said that, I'm willing to accept the terms of peace."
The author is using "but, that aside" to say that what came before should be ignored for the moment. For another example, consider a conversation:
It's interesting to note that putting something aside is not the same as forgetting about it. It is similar to "putting it on the back burner" or "tabling that for now" - it is implied that it will be important later, but not right now.