“The Republic is not what it once was. There is no interest in the...” – Senator Palpatine, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999

Senator Palpatine Ian McDiarmid

The Republic is not what it once was. There is no interest in the common good. There is no civility, only politics.

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