Absolute State

Famous quotes containing the words absolute and/or state:

    “... the absolute freedom of woman will be the dawn of the day of man’s regeneration. In raising her he will elevate himself.”
    —Tennessee Claflin (1846–1923)

    “If there is a gratification which I envy any people in this world it is to your country [Italy] its music. This is the favorite passion of my soul, and fortune has cast my lot in a country where it is in a state of deplorable barbarism.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)