Famous quotes containing the words central and/or states:
“In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party organization substitutes itself for the party, the central committee substitutes itself for the organization, and, finally, a “dictator” substitutes himself for the central committee.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
“I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.”
—Barbara Mikulski (b. 1936)