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Famous quotes containing the words united states, united, states and/or federal:

“Places where he might live and die and never hear of the United States, which make such a noise in the world,—never hear of America, so called from the name of a European gentleman.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The real charm of the United States is that it is the only comic country ever heard of.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)

“My opinion is that the Northern states will manage somehow to muddle through.”
—John Bright (1811–1889)

“The proposed Constitution ... is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)