Contiguous States

Famous quotes containing the words contiguous and/or states:

    “Now in contiguous drops the flood comes down,
    Threat’ning with deluge this devoted town.
    To shops in crowds the daggled females fly,
    Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

    “The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.”
    —Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)