“It would be like trying to kill the President; there's no way we can...” – Tom Hagen, The Godfather Part II ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Godfather Part II 1974

Tom Hagen

[discussing how to kill Hyman Roth]

It would be like trying to kill the President; there's no way we can get to him.

Michael Corleone

Tom, you know you surprise me. If anything in this life is certain - if history has taught us anything - it's that you can kill anyone.

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