History Quote by Heather Cox Richardson

The state is and has been in history a source of disorder and chaos, and this problem gets worse the more the state grows.

— Llewellyn Rockwell

We have states. And we have cities. And we have counties. And we have the private sector. And - and so the country still…

— Barack Obama

Only nine States have been represented since my arrival till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the…

— William Whipple

New states were supposed to join the union when they reached a certain population, but in the late 19th century, population mattered a great…

— Heather Cox Richardson

All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved…

— John Engler

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.

— Henry Rollins

We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind…

— Ed Rendell

I think in the '50s, the percentage of Americans employed by the private sector who were in unions was above 30 percent. And now…

— George Packer

You can't have modern states based on ideas which have been out of date for a thousand years.

— Salman Rushdie

We'll never, ever stop being 50th in anything as long as we continue to shortchange the future of our state - our young people.

— Jim Justice

States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.

— Victor Davis Hanson

A lot of the people in Northern California and parts of Oregon have decided that we are not on the same page as San…

— Doug LaMalfa