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 best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.”
    —Kwame Nkrumah (1900–1972)

    “Since the last one in a graveyard is believed to be the next one fated to die, funerals often end in a mad scramble.”
    —Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things may happen to make the state but barely tolerable, when it is entered into with mutual affection.”
    —Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)