State

State

State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity (such as a country) or sub-entity (such as an autonomous territory of a country).

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Famous quotes containing the word state:

    “I ask especially that no state shall, by law or otherwise, authorize the return of the saloon, either in its old form or in some modern guise.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

    “The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The fantastical idea of virtue and the public good being a sufficient security to the state against the commission of crimes, which you say you have heard insisted on by some, I assure you was never mine.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)