The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.
“Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.”
“I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.”