“A man can lead a reasonably full life without a family, a fixed local residence, or a religious affiliation, but if he is stateless he is nothing. He has no rights, no security, and little opportunity for a useful career.… — Joseph Reese Strayer Copy Share Image
“In the early Middle Ages the dominant form of political organization in Western Europe was the Germanic kingdom, and the German kingdom was in… — Joseph Reese Strayer Copy Share Image
“...what we are looking for is the appearance of political units persisting in time and fixed in space, the development of permanent, impersonal institutions,… — Joseph Reese Strayer Copy Share Image
“A man can lead a reasonably full life without a family, a fixed local residence, or a religious affiliation, but if he is stateless… — Joseph Reese Strayer Copy Share Image
“But no city-state ever solved the problem of incorporating new territories and new populations into its existing structure, or involving really large numbers of… — Joseph Reese Strayer Copy Share Image
