Sovereign States

Famous quotes containing the words sovereign and/or states:

    “Nota: man is the intelligence of his soil,
    The sovereign ghost. As such, the Socrates
    Of snails, musician of pears, principium
    And lex. Sed quæritur: is this same wig
    Of things, this nincompated pedagogue,
    Preceptor to the sea?”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
    —William McKinley (1843–1901)