State Capitol Quotes

South Carolina, as a matter of compromise, displays the Confederate flag on a flagpole in front of the state capitol. Because I grew up in the South and believe that the Confederate flag is a very divisive symbol, I have stated publicly a number of times that I believe that South Carolina should remove the flag from the state capitol grounds.

Setting the state budget is one of the most important tasks we undertake at the state Capitol - because after all, it's the people's money - not the government's.

In the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield, farmer-legislators write the agriculture laws.

The storm center of lawlessness in every American State is the State Capitol. It is there that the worst crimes are committed; it is there that lawbreaking attains to the estate and dignity of a learned profession; it is there that contempt for the laws is engendered, fostered, and spread broadcast.

The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.

My number 1 priority is common sense, because we don't see a lot of that in the state capitol.

I am glad to see the Confederate battle flag gone from a place of honor at the South Carolina state capitol.