You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.

Citizen Kane

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Topic

Counterfactual history Downsides of wealth Wealth

Speaker

Kane

Actor

Orson Welles

Source

Citizen Kane

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Citizen Kane. Directed by Orson Welles. RKO Radio Pictures/Mercury Productions, 1941.

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Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:24).

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1941 1940s 20th century
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