Century United States

Famous quotes containing the words united states, united and/or states:

“Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)

“I incline to think that the people will not now sustain the policy of upholding a State Government against a rival government, by the use of the forces of the United States. If this leads to the overthrow of the de jure government in a State, the de facto government must be recognized.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

“I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.”
—Barbara Mikulski (b. 1936)