State Quotes

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All men have a right to remain in a state of nature as long as they please; and in case of intolerable oppression, civil or… — Samuel Adams
If taxes are laid upon us without our having a legal representation where they are laid, we are reduced from the character of free subjects… — Samuel Adams
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; second, to liberty; third, to property; together with the right to… — Samuel Adams
The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and… — Thomas Jefferson
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
I think with you, that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue.… — Benjamin Franklin
The only constitutional exception to the power of making treaties is, that it shall not change the Constitution.â€¦ On natural principles, a treaty, which should… — Alexander Hamilton
This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against… — Alexander Hamilton
The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any… — George Washington
I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy protection ... that… — George Washington
The Church was resolved to have a New Testament, and as, after the lapse of more than three hundred years, no handwriting could be proved… — Thomas Paine
The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly... — Thomas Paine
It is not a charity but a right, not bounty but justice, that I am pleading for. The present state of civilization is as odious… — Thomas Paine
I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary school, which technically was an… — John Hume
In the circle of light on the state in the midst of darkness, you have the sensation of being entirely alone... This is called solitude… — Constantin Stanislavski
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison
The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more… — James Madison
The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies.... A delegation… — James Madison
I've often argued that oil and gas exploration is a state's rights issue. It is abundantly clear that the State of Florida does not want… — Jeff Miller
In the present state of the world, it is evident that the control we have gained of physical energies, heat, light, electricity, etc., without having… — John Dewey

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