Character Quote by Samuel Smiles

“The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it; and a State which postpones the interests…

— John Stuart Mill

“In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Anonymous

The essence of the modern state is that the universal be bound up with the complete freedom of its particular members and with private…

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

“A nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.”

— Hendrik Groen

My own view is that institutions are a glory, and for all their imperfections, something really to be proud of. It is true that…

— Cass Sunstein

“Prosperity is too apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is…

— Samuel Johnson

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. . . .”

— Howard Zinn

“The State is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behaviour; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving…

— Gustav Landauer

Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial…

— Bruce Lee

In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Fukuzawa Yukichi

The State is competent to assign duties and draw the line between good and evil only in its immediate sphere. Beyond the limits of…

— Lord Acton

Plutocrats worldwide have readily understood the advantages of evading the burdens of the nation-state.

— Chrystia Freeland