Famous quotes containing the words state and/or senate:
“The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions.”
—Daniel Webster (1782–1852)