Italian State

Famous quotes containing the words italian and/or state:

“Master of Trinity: Is he an Italian?
Harold Abrahams: Of Italian extraction, yes.
Master of Trinity: I see.
Harold Abrahams: But not all Italian.
Master of Trinity: I’m relieved to hear it.
Harold Abrahams: He’s half-Arab.”
—Colin Welland (b. 1934)

“If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)