The Godfather is a great piece of art. Although it's fiction.
Thomas Jefferson was real.
Here are some more of his quotes. He was able to see a lot further than just 10 years.
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
"I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet devised by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution".
Here are a lot more:
http://quotes.telemanage.ca/quotes.nsf/Quo...homas+Jefferson