"If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than ought to have been expected; in other words, that the people have less regular control over their agents, than their rights and their interests require."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“The more tickets you have in a lottery, the worse your chance. And it is the same of virtues, in the lottery of life.”
“Growing up I didn't watch movies.”
“God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.”
“Some friends said they weren't surprised to find out Napoleon and I were related, but it came as quite a shock to me.”

Source : "DNA project reveals Tom Conti's Napoleonic blood and rich roots of Scotland's genetic legacy" by Robin McKie, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2012.
“The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.”

Source : Kenneth Oppel (2009). “Skybreaker”, p.19, Harper Collins
“Even if you look at Iran, those campaigners for human rights there, they don't want to have anything to do with America, because they are afraid that having American support will be the kiss of death for their movement. And that's really tragic.”
“When I win awards, I think of my father.”

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