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Illustrious man! deriving honor less from the splendor of his situation than from the dignity of his mind.


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There is no man who hates the power of the crown more, or who has a worse opinion of the Person to whom it belongs than I.

There is no man who hates the power of the crown more, or who has a worse opinion of the Person to whom it belongs than I.



Men are entitled to equal rights-but to equal rights to unequal things.

Men are entitled to equal rights-but to equal rights to unequal things.



I prefer the hardest terms of peace to the most just war.

I prefer the hardest terms of peace to the most just war.



Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.

Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.



All political power is a trust.

All political power is a trust.



Opinions become dangerous to a state only when persecution makes it necessary for the people to communicate their ideas under the bond of secrecy.

Opinions become dangerous to a state only when persecution makes it necessary for the people to communicate their ideas under the bond of secrecy.



He was uniformly of an opinion which, though not a popular one, he was ready to aver, that the right of governing was not property, but a trust.

He was uniformly of an opinion which, though not a popular one, he was ready to aver, that the right of governing was not property, but a trust.



The worst of revolutions is a restoration.

The worst of revolutions is a restoration.



[Napoleon has now] surpassed...Alexander & Caesar, not to mention the great advantage he has over them in the Cause he fights in.

[Napoleon has now] surpassed...Alexander & Caesar, not to mention the great advantage he has over them in the Cause he fights in.



There is not a power in Europe, no not even Bonaparte's that is so unlimited [as the British monarchy].

There is not a power in Europe, no not even Bonaparte's that is so unlimited [as the British monarchy].





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By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal.

By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal.



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Magic is used in espionage, all the time, for clandestine things. I've got a whole library from a gentleman who was hired by the CIA to create magic technology for the use of anti-terrorism.



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With Steven Meisel, I'd looked at his work from afar and always loved it, and when I started to work with him, I was blown away. He taught me so much about looking at women and looking at images.



I think I'm a really good girlfriend, and I think that I could be a really good wife. I know that I love being able to give my love out to someone. I know there is somebody great out there for me.

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Sometimes I think it's a lack of knowing the areas. Obviously, everybody knows that health is important so that's - but why was I not doing the right thing? Because I was deceived.



You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.

You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.



I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm just not good enough.

I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm just not good enough.



I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.

I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.




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