#state

The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#concerned #far #ground #hands #neutral

If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#britain #decent #enable #enjoy #hard

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all. ↗

— Pamela Stephenson

#forward #generous #guy #i #make

That white uniform was her 'pass' to get into white places with us - the grocery store, the state fair, the movies. Even though this was the 70s and the segregation laws had changed, the 'rules' had not. ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

#even #fair #get #grocery #grocery store

Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surveillance of Dr. King, it gave greater weight to the statements of those persons who were alleging involvement of the FBI. ↗

— Louis Stokes

#alleging #also #come #dr #edgar

I did a film called 'Fort McCoy,' based on a true story of one of the few internment camps during WWII that was actually in the United States. ↗

— Eric Stoltz

#based #called #camps #did #during

There are probably close to a million people in the hospitality industry here in the United States, and there are probably only a few hundred opportunities in the food media industry. ↗

— Curtis Stone

#few #food #here #hospitality #hundred

The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#any #defense #exists #idea #institution

Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying? ↗

— John Stossel

#choices #country #dying #even #free

I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere. ↗

— Anna Sui

#anywhere #came #china #citizen #educated