Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred.
I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. That's not the way it is today, not even in Sweden.
The new soft totalitarianism that is advancing on the left wants to have a state religion It is an atheist, nihilistic religion - but it is a religion that is obligatory for all.
Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.
We should believe in the strength and vitality of the values which constitute the E.U. and which neighbouring states can believe in and aspire to join.
The goals are not about the sweet smell of success as much as it's about enjoying a damn day on the movie set... I live in a complete state of grace.
Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable.
Individual liberty, the basic underpinning of American society, requires constant defense against the encroachment of the state.
An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the realization of universality in the reconciliation of differences.
Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides.
The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore.
Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo, there are wars again - conducted with state-of-the-art technology, but still in the old style.
I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.
The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.
The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.
A prosperous state makes a secure Christian, but adversity makes him Consider.
The State is not God. It has not the right to take away what it cannot restore when it wants to.
Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.
My parents were missionaries - I was born in the States but I grew up in Brazil.
