States Quotes

11619 States quotes by 5153 unique authors

The State is the coldest of all cold monsters. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Protectionism, socialism, all varieties of state favoritism and restrictions on competition, and the growth of bureaucracy and jobbery were the means by which special interests… — Ralph Raico
As liberals, men like Richter viewed socialism as the great modern counter-revolution, and believed that the achievement of the socialist goal would lead both to… — Ralph Raico
What is the use of freedom of the press if the government is in possession of all the printing presses, what does freedom of assembly… — Eugen Richter
Everything done by the state is ultimately done by means of aggression, which is to say violence or the threat of violence against the innocent. — Llewellyn Rockwell
This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers, and making them… — Murray Rothbard
The timing & characteristics of state intervention affect not only organizational tactics and strategies, but the content and definition of interest itself... Some scholars have… — Theda Skocpol
Autonomous state actions will regularly take forms that attempt to reinforce the authority, political longevity, and social control of the state. — Theda Skocpol
Why, when the economist gives advice to his society, is he so often cooly ignored? He never ceases to preach free trade, and protectionism is… — George Stigler
There's no denying that a collapse in stock prices today would pose serious macroeconomic challenges for the United States. Consumer spending would slow, and the… — Ben Bernanke
Given the current state of our finances, we could sure use a quarter of a trillion dollars a year recycling through the U.S. economy rather… — T. Boone Pickens
By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds in… — George Soros
Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states. — George Soros
A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the United States...De-development means bringing our economic system… — John Holdren
The only hope for the world is to make sure there is not another United States. We can't let other countries have the same number… — Michael Oppenheimer
Large-scale hog producers are a greater threat to the United States and U.S. democracy than Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network. — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
I think the democratic movement will be repressed for now, only to erupt again somewhere down the line.And more blood will be shed, just like… — Nien Cheng
Our adversaries [ the Confederate States of America ] have adopted some declarations of independence in which, unlike the good old one penned by Jefferson,… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no doubt in my mind that this is the greatest problem confronting mankind at this time and that it has reached the level… — David de Kretser
The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined.… — Vance Packard
The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright… — Hubert H. Humphrey
There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind.… — Bianca Jagger
Human security comes only with human rights and the rule of law. Human rights are the basis for creating strong and accountable states without which… — Irene Khan
The cost in human lives and suffering is so high that we all have to work to end violence and oppression once and for all.… — Federico Mayor Zaragoza
We believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty. — Jose Ramos-Horta

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