People
Thouars was the birthplace of:
- Louis II de La Trémoille (1460–1525), general
- Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 1955), actor
Thouars is also the final resting place of:
- Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424-1445), daughter of James I of Scotland.
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
—U.S. Constitution, Second Amendment.
“Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military conscripts of Napoleon the Great? Or the frozen peasants of the Russian Czar? No—we are the free born sons of America; the citizens of the only republic now existing in the world; and the only people on earth who possess rights, liberties, and property which they dare call their own.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“The people I’m furious with are the Women’s Liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That’s true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket.”
—Anita Loos (1893–1981)