Small States

Famous quotes containing the words small and/or states:

“And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew,
That one small head could carry all he knew.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)

“Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS—our inferior one varies with the place.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)