“It isn't enough to tell us what a man did. You've got to tell us who...” – Rawlston, Citizen Kane ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Citizen Kane 1941

Rawlston Philip Van Zandt

It isn't enough to tell us what a man did. You've got to tell us who he was.

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