You can't have modern states based on ideas which have been out of date for a thousand years. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy. — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
The idea of a rational bureaucracy, of skill, merit, and consistency, is essential to all modern states. — Bernard Crick Copy Share Image
“The priorities of the traditional state were defense, public order, the prevention of epidemics and the aversion of mass discontent. But following… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
