Robert Duvall’s The Godfather Line Is the Most Powerful Movie Quote

Tom Hagen, the trusted advisor to the Corleone family and adopted son of Vito Corleone, was a smart and driven man who played a key role in all their business dealings. He earned the respect of everyone, even the family heads, and delivered some of the most famous and meaningful lines in the entire series. One particular line, delivered quietly during the film’s famous opening, revealed just how much Vito valued family more than anything else.








