Dare Quote by William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell

In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.

— Robert A. Heinlein

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

— John F. Kennedy

A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.

— Hugo Grotius

With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dictates…

— Kenneth Waltz

“In truth, a State whose society is not sovereign is no sovereign State at all. Such is the case when a society has no…

— Pope John Paul II

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in…

— Friedrich Engels

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

— Ignazio Silone

Governments which have a regard to the common interest are constituted in accordance with strict principles of justice, and are therefore true forms; but…

— Aristotle

It [the State] has taken on a vast mass of new duties and responsibilities; it has spread out its powers until they penetrate to…

— H. L. Mencken

The States are separate and independent sovereigns. Sometimes they need to act like it.

— John Roberts

Each state enjoys sovereign power.

— Gouverneur Morris

States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.

— Kenneth Waltz