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State Quotes by Plato
- The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all…
- The ludicrous state of solid geometry made me pass over this branch.
- Mathematics is like draughts in being suitable for the young, not too difficult, amusing, and without peril to the state.
- In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill...…
- For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without…
- To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens,…
- Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet…
- And what shall he suffer who slays him who of all men, as they say, is his own best friend? I mean the suicide, who…
- Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.
- How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking…
- Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all…
- A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants
- Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
- Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and…
- Either death is a state of nothingness and utter consciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this…
- Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them,
- Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.
- Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their…
- ... our purpose in founding our state was not to promote the happiness of a single class, but, so far as possible, of the whole…
- Their military training will ensure success in war, but they must maintain unity by not allowing the state to grow to large, and by ensuring…
More State Quotes
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- With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer to supporting… — Bill Gates
- The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. — Aristotle
- In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal.… — Teresa of Avila
- Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he… — Sai Baba
- We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments. — Michelle Bachelet
- I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the… — Michele Bachmann
- The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based… — Mahmoud Abbas