State Waste

Famous quotes containing the words state and/or waste:

“To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“For intellect is a mansion where waste is without drain....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)