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:

    “The discovery of Pennsylvania’s coal and iron was the deathblow to Allaire. The works were moved to Pennsylvania so hurriedly that for years pianos and the larger pieces of furniture stood in the deserted houses.”
    —For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.”
    —Aristotle (384–323 B.C.)

    “Scholars who become politicians are usually assigned the comic role of having to be the good conscience of state policy.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)