Famous quotes containing the words pennsylvania, state, police, uniform, rank, structure and/or troopers:
“The discovery of Pennsylvanias coal and iron was the deathblow to Allaire. The works were moved to Pennsylvania so hurriedly that for years pianos and the larger pieces of furniture stood in the deserted houses.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“... the separation of church and state means separationabsolute and eternalor it means nothing.”
—Agnes E. Meyer (18871970)
“We have passed the time of ... the laisser-faire [sic] school which believes that the government ought to do nothing but run a police force.”
—William Howard Taft (18571930)
“We know, Mr. Wellerwe, who are men of the worldthat a good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.”
—Charles Dickens (18121870)
“The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work, the writer provides food for the prince.”
—Franz Grillparzer (17911872)
“It is difficult even to choose the adjective
For this blank cold, this sadness without cause.
The great structure has become a minor house.
No turban walks across the lessened floors.
The greenhouse never so badly needed paint.”
—Wallace Stevens (18791955)
“I can grouse about the food, and the C.O. and anything I blame please. And thats more than you with your Gestapo and your storm troopers and your Aryan bourgeois. Ahhh, nuts. Whats the good of talking to you. You cant even begin to understand democracy. We own the right to be fed up with anything we damn please and say so out loud when we feel like it.”
—Emeric Pressburger (19021988)