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:
“A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo- colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.”
—Kwame Nkrumah (1900–1972)
“Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.”
—Paddy Ashdown (b. 1941)
“If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)