"The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the current of popular favor is checked. The great source of free government, popular election, should be perfectly pure, and the most unbounded liberty allowed."

-- Alexander Hamilton

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“I will prove my innocence, ... I guarantee the Filipino people that I will be vindicated because the truth is on my side.”
“Those are terrible people who don't like Glenn Gould... I will have nothing to do with such people, they are dangerous people.”
“A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing.”
“I got a bit bored of just me and my guitar,”

Source : "Daughter (No 1,116)" by Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2011.
“I think that people tend to look at the paintings as being resolved or finite. But, to me, a painting can be an index for all of the paintings I've done and all of the paintings I'm going to do. It's like if I'm doing a film of the Olympics, I'm not examining a specific sport; I'm interested in the overall context.”
“The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.”

Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.
“I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”
“The media wants a nice guy, so I can give that to them. I figured I could be myself in this interview since no one's gonna read this JV newspaper.”

Source : Source: theblacksheeponline.com

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