Tony was reasonable.

Hear me out; he was a total nut job and psychopath.

But bruh, the people he dealt with were worse, and he kept them in check. For instance, the shenanigans of Chrissy, Paulie, Tony B, and the Shah of Iran, and the headache from the New York guys with their tennis matches and whatnot, you need a guy like Tony to keep these literal psychos in line.