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“statehood was crucial to future national existence.”

— Timothy Snyder

“For a great state, qua state, is not one which embraces a great population or an extensive territory, but one which achieves a great…

— Michael Oakeshott

The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and…

— Tom Stoppard

The ideal situation for any state is to experience sharp economic growth while its rivals' economies grow slowly or hardly at all.

— John Mearsheimer

State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance…

— Ian Bremmer

States have the responsibility to create rules and conditions for growth and development, and to channel the benefits to all citizens by providing education…

— Anna Lindh

In my view, the state should be active and work in cooperation with private businesses to spur growth that's sustainable and inclusive. The policy…

— Mariana Mazzucato

Every state tries to attract more investment for its growth.

— Anurag Thakur

I support the state, but not the state-run economy. The state should intervene only to create the conditions necessary for the private sector to…

— Abdoulaye Wade

There are lots of other things that affect state growth besides state taxes. However, the reason I look at taxes is because these are…

— Arthur Laffer

A basic principal of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized.

— Noam Chomsky

“The many governments within a single metropolitan area are almost designed to fight among themselves because state law makes them largely dependent on locally…

— Bruce Katz