Sovereign States

Famous quotes containing the words sovereign and/or states:

    “My maiden Isabel,
    Reflaring rosabel.
    The fragrant camomel;
    The ruddy rosary,
    The sovereign rosemary,
    The pretty strawberry;
    The columbine, the nept,
    The jelofer well set,
    The proper violet:”
    —John Skelton (1460?–1529)

    “A little group of wilful men reflecting no opinion but their own have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)