How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Citizen Cane.
Quote #4
SPEECH MAKER: […] till the words "Charles Foster Kane" are a menace to every workingman in this land. He is today what he has always been and always will be: a fascist.
The rich folks of America like to call Kane a communist while the working people call him a fascist. And in a way, they're both right. Kane's attacks on private property make him look like a communist to some. But the working class also recognizes his insane thirst for power, which is pretty dang fascistic.
Quote #5
KANE: I am the publisher of The Inquirer. As such, it is my duty—I'll let you in on a little secret, it is also my pleasure—to see to it that decent, hard-working people of this city are not robbed blind by a group of money-mad pirates because, God help them, they have no one to look after their interests!
Despite what people say about him, a young Charles Kane is determined to use his wealth and privilege to fight for the rights of poor people who can't fight for themselves. As a newspaper publisher, Kane also thinks it's his duty and pleasure to use his influence to turn Americans against the rich and corrupt.
Quote #6
KANE: If I don't defend the interests of the underprivileged, somebody else will—maybe somebody without any money or any property. And that would be too bad.
It's not clear if Kane is being tongue-in-cheek here. On the one hand, he might be warning the rich Thatcher that one day, workers will rise up to win their rights by force. But on the other hand, Kane might actually resent the idea that anyone other than him might become the savior of the workers.