State Of Union Quotes

The State of the Union address is always a reminder of how unique America is. — Marco Rubio

The union of Church and State is not to make the Church political, but the State religious. — John Scott, 1st Earl Of Eldon

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
[State of the Union Address January 11 1962] — John F. Kennedy

No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds. — James K. Polk

Without the power of the Industrial Union behind it, Democracy can only enter the State as the victim enters the gullet of the Serpent. — James Connolly

In 1996, Bill Clinton declared the era of big government over in the State of the Union address. — Nina Easton

Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all. — Albert Camus

Eligible citizens from any State in the Union can serve in the Border Protection Corps of that State. — John Culberson

By working together to focus on our national priorities today we can ensure that the state of our union is strong for the future. — Patty Murray

Sail on ship of state, sail on, I union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, with all its hopes of future years, is hanging on thy fate! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

How many State of the Union addresses do people remember? They don't resonate that way. — Robert Dallek

I'm from Indiana, the home of more first-rate second-class men than any other state in the union. — Thomas R. Marshall

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy. — Barack Obama

For the state of our union to be strong, we need to place value in Americans. — Patty Murray

In State of the Union addresses, I always look at the foreign policy and military parts first, which are generally pretty minimal. — Phil Klay

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union. — Robert Dallek

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union. — Betty Hill

Love is a state of union. When you can receive love, you can know union. — Sandra Ingerman

The state of the Union largely depends on the state of the unions. — Evan Esar

President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term. — Karen Mills

An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This is a messenger delivering news. — Joschka Fischer

The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong. — Barack Obama

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state. — Jose Manuel Barroso

If the people of Utah shall peacefully form a State Constitution tolerating polygamy, will the Democracy admit them into the Union? — Abraham Lincoln

A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. — Benjamin Franklin

The attributes of sovereignty are now enjoyed by every state in the Union. — Alexander Hamilton

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events. — Henry Rollins

Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age — Joschka Fischer

You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur. — Katharine Hepburn

The true state of the union lies in your heart, and in your home. — Cathy McMorris Rodgers

I actually think agendas are more often found in State of the Union speeches than in inaugural speeches. — Gwen Ifill

The State of the Union is less written than it is designed, structured and organized around applause prompts and camera cues. — Alex Pareene

Delivering the State of the Union? That bloke couldn't deliver pizza. — Clive James

Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

We cannot build a vital economy by delivering pizzas to one another. — Jim Wright

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in. — Margaret Cho

No state, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the essence of anarchy. — Abraham Lincoln

I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of the Union speech. — Jim Jordan