No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men.
In a pre-Internet world, sovereignty over our physical freedoms, or lack thereof, was controlled almost entirely by nation-states.
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that has focused on reproductive rights.
It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way more important than incarnate existence.
One can tell or do whatever one wants when one is in the Opposition but once one is running a state, one cannot do that.
I think a sitting senator who's been there 36 years is not doing a favor to anyone in the state of Utah nor to the country.
The Summit of the Americas is an excellent platform to raise awareness and secure commitments from heads of state and different sector leaders regarding Early Childhood Development.
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.
As recently as the 1970s, some Pashtun leaders in Afghanistan were pushing to create a new state, Pashtunistan, by joining with Pashtuns in Pakistan.
Lucid dreaming lets you make use of the dream state that comes to you every night to have a stimulating reality.
It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the state of things, people want escapism.
I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.
Maybe I'm going from that tomboy-ish state to feeling a bit more womanly. I've enjoyed wearing some fancy frocks. It's nice once in a while.
We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not.
Let's face it: innovation in the U.S. is now the province of our thriving city-states. We all know that nothing happens in Washington anymore.
You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing (you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome.
The United States could transform its property tax system into a progressive tax on net worth without asking permission to the rest of the world.
Look, you're either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist: there's no middle way. Everyone who supports the state of Israel is a Zionist.
It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships.
