Pure State

Famous quotes containing the words pure and/or state:

“But fare thee well, most foul, most fair! Farewell,
Thou pure impiety and impious purity!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)