“There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.” MenStatesDefinedAmendmentsStatutesConstitutional Amendments Author:John Thune
“I myself have been particularly careful never to say a civil word to the United States. I have scoffed at their inhabitants as a nation of villagers. I have defined the 100 % American as 99 % an idiot. And they adore me.” Has BeensStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesCivilizationCarefulDefinedIdiotAdore Author:George Bernard Shaw
“The money economy thus leaves a large ecological footprint, defined as the amount of land and resources required to meet a typical consumer's needs. For example, with only about 4% of the world's population, the United States, the largest money economy, consumes in excess of one-quarter of the world's energy and materials and generates in excess of 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.” WorldNeedsStatesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesEconomyLandExampleMaterialsAmountPercentResourcesPopulationDefinedConsumersGasQuartersExcessConsumerismTypicalEmissionsEcologicalFootprintOverconsumptionGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesEcological Footprints Author:Stuart L. Hart
“If "socialism" is defined as "ownership of the means of production"--and this is both the orthodox and the only rigorous definition--then the United States is the first truly Socialist country.” IfsFirstsMeanCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesDefinitionsProductionsSocialismDefinedOrthodoxOwnershipSocialistSocialist Countries Book:The Pension Fund Revolution Source: The Pension Fund Revolution
“I have already indicated to you the meaning of the word religion, as applied to Islam. The truth is that Islam is not a Church. It is a State conceived as a contractual organism long before Rousseau ever thought of such a thing, and animated by an ethical ideal which regards man not as an earth-rooted creature, defined by this or that portion of the earth, but as a spiritual being understood in terms of a social mechanism, and possessing rights and duties as a living factor in that mechanism.” MenLongStatesEarthSpiritualSocialTermChurchRightsDutyTruth IsCreaturesUnderstoodIdealsRegardIslamFactorsDefinedEthicalMechanismPortionsRootedOrganismsAnimatedPossessingSpiritual BeingsRights And Duties Author:Muhammad Iqbal
“Each state pursues its own interest's, however defined, in ways it judges best. Force is a means of achieving the external ends of states because there exists no consistent, reliable process of reconciling the conflicts of interest that inevitably arise among similar units in a condition of anarchy.” WayMeanEndsStatesForceProcessInterestAchieveConditionsJudgingConflictArisePursueDefinedConsistentAnarchyUnitsConflict Of Interest Book:Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis Source: Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis