Sovereign States

Famous quotes containing the words sovereign and/or states:

    “Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

    “Colonel “Bat” Guano: Okay, I’m going to get your money for you. But if you don’t get the President of the United States on that phone, you know what’s going to happen to you?
    Group Captain Lionel Mandrake: What?
    Colonel “Bat” Guano: You’re going to have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.”
    —Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)