Famous quotes containing the words state and/or senate:
“If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)
“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past—to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority’s whims and the minority’s rights.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)