State

State

State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity (such as a country) or sub-entity (such as an autonomous territory of a country).

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Famous quotes containing the word state:

    “No man’s nature is able to know what is best for the social state of man; or, knowing, always able to do what is best.”
    —Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

    “Aesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion.... Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.”
    —Rémy De Gourmont (1858–1915)

    “The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)