Short quotations about, state - Page 2

E. Kim Nebeuts

To state a theorem and then to show…

13 Oct , 2011  

To state a theorem and then to show examples is literally to teach backwards. Great short quote and quotation by: E. Kim Nebeuts ,

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Virtue is a state of war, and to li…

15 Feb , 2011  

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves. Great short quote and quotation by: Jean-Jacques Rousseau ,

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Sun Tzu

War is a matter of vital importance…

15 Feb , 2011  

War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied. Great short quote and quotation by: Sun Tzu ,

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War is an ugly thing, but not the u…

15 Feb , 2011  

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a […]

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John Stuart Mill

War is an ugly thing, but not the u…

15 Feb , 2011  

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a […]

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What dreadful weather we have! It k…

15 Feb , 2011  

What dreadful weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. Great short quote and quotation by: Jane Austen , English novelist (1775 – 1817)

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What dreadful hot weather we have! …

15 Feb , 2011  

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. Great short quote and quotation by: Jane Austen , English novelist (1775 – 1817)

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Lenin, "State and Revolution", 1919

While the State exists, there can b…

15 Feb , 2011  

While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. Great short quote and quotation by: Lenin, “State and Revolution”, 1919 , Russian Communist politician & revolutionary (1870 – 1924)

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Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy

Whoever desires to found a state an…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy , Italian dramatist, historian, & […]

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John Kenneth Galbraith

You will find that the State is the…

27 Apr , 2010  

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too. Great short quote and quotation by: John Kenneth Galbraith , US (Canadian-born) administrator & economist (1908 – )

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Herbert Henry Asquith

Youth would be an ideal state if it…

11 Jan , 2010  

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. Great short quote and quotation by: Herbert Henry Asquith , British politician (1852 – 1928)

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