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Quotes About States

States are as the men are; they grow out of human characters.
~ Plato
By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are destroyed.
~ Sallust
The union of lakes - the union of lands - The union of States none can sever - The union of hearts - the union of hands - And the flag of our union for ever!
~ George P. Morris
The Iranian government still denies the Holocaust - so you can't take them seriously. And the Israeli government spreads rumours and disinformation about Iran - because it needs to for the creation of panic. I find these theological states - and in this respect, Israel and Iran are twin brothers - very, very dangerous.
~ Daniel Barenboim
I ended up working on over 150 political campaigns in 42 states; over a third of those were for Republicans. I want to be clear about that. Approximately two-thirds were for Democrats, so, I worked on both sides of the aisle, across the United States.
~ Michael Avenatti
You should see my stepdad's face when he's lifting something. It's the scariest thing I've ever seen! So you can't expect, just because I'm a potentially pretty person, that I won't allow myself to try out emotional states that might make me look ugly to some people.
~ Aldous Harding
Everyone knows: if Russia threatens Ukraine and also has its sights on other states, this concerns the global security of Europe.
~ Petro Poroshenko
It is our duty as states, citizens, and industry leaders to make the energy transition a reality with the ultimate aim of reconciling two major priorities: to meet ever-increasing demand and to confront the complex issue of climate change.
~ Christophe de Margerie
I'm very, very concerned ultimately, as Medicaid costs increase in my state and most states, it's going to reduce funding for state aid to our public schools, to our higher education institution or higher taxes on the middle class that President Obama said he didn't want to do. And that's exactly where he's headed.
~ Dave Heineman
They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.
~ Robert Toombs
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens.
~ Charles Tilly
There are many terrorist states in the world, but the United States is unusual in that it is officially committed to international terrorism.
~ Noam Chomsky
The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece ofspecious humbug designed to conceal it's desire for economic control ofthe Southern states.
~ Charles Dickens
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity it destroys religion it destroys states it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
~ Martin Luther
The constitutions of Maryland and New York are founded in higher wisdom.
~ Ezra Stiles
the mind is in three states, one of which is darkness, called Tamas, found in brutes and idiots; it only acts to injure. No other idea comes into that state of mind. Then there is the active state of mind, Rajas, whose chief motives are power and enjoyment. "I will be powerful and rule others." Then there is the state called Sattva, serenity, calmness
~ Swami Vivekananda
With the vast majority of mankind the fine states of these passions are not even known — the states in which they emerge from subconsciousness. When a bubble is rising from the bottom of the lake, we do not see it, nor even when it is nearly come to the surface; it is only when it bursts and makes a ripple that we know it is there.
~ Swami Vivekananda
These descriptions allude to time/space dissolution, synesthesia (crossover of types of sensory perception) and altered states of consciousness.
~ Tamar Frankiel
Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been
~ Tasha Alexander
The Columbia River Basin, which spans seven states in the Pacific Northwest, is one of the largest freshwater networks in North America. For centuries, the Basin has been a catalyst for economic development through the abundance of natural resources it provides.
~ Seth Moulton
Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment.
~ Dick Thornburgh
We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states.
~ Conner Eldridge
It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.
~ Rick Perry
Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate.
~ Corrine Brown