Todd Rundgren

Exploitation was rampant before statehood, and various factions actively tried to eradicate the roots of Hawaiian culture in the process of converting the natives to European religious beliefs. Some of the results can never be undone. We try to honor what is left.

American Musician

Steven Spielberg

Before statehood was achieved, Syria and Egypt had their tanks and military equipment lined up to invade Tel Aviv and destroy it; but the Israelis scrambled together an air force, some of it from old Second World War Messerschmidts, and the invasion was halted.

American Director

Alexander Lukashenko

We are not a gigantic state, we do not have nuclear weapons, but our army is sufficiently capable to respond to any threat... Therefore, we will protect our patch of land, our statehood, and our independence.

Belarusian Politician

Anibal Acevedo Vila

Statehood is not a model for economic development; it is simply a way to organize a federation. What statehood does in fiscal and economic terms is apply uniform rules of the game to all states.

American Politician

Neil Abercrombie

Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood.

Naftali Bennett

You cannot force a state to be demilitarized. Even if a state enters a treaty where it commits to be demilitarized, there's no way to reverse statehood if it violates it.

Israeli Politician

Nathan Englander

Palestine isn't a state when it concerns statehood. When it comes to warring, it's a state, yes? The Palestinians, they live in a country, for the purpose of war.

American Writer

Rosie Perez

Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved.

American Actress

Atishi

Delhi government doesn't have the power to open new colleges. Once Delhi gets full statehood, this is a very big issue that will be solved.

Indian Politician

Vladimir Putin

The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

Russian Statesman

Understanding statehood often involves knowing historical steps a region took to become a state.

Historical Process

Statehood can imply pride and strong identity for the citizens of the new state.

Pride and Identity

Achieving statehood can shift regional power dynamics significantly.

Regional Importance

Statehood in an international context often requires recognition from existing nations.

Diplomatic Recognition

Official statehood allows a nation to participate in international law and agreements.

Legal Milestone

Statehood often symbolizes a nation's autonomy and control over its own affairs.

National Autonomy

In the U.S., statehood includes aligning with the Constitution and federal laws.

Constitutional Implications

Statehood brings representation in the U.S. Congress, affecting national politics.

Representation Gain

Debates about statehood can be complex and involve voting by existing states or residents.

Voting and Debates

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 Is it really a border on the map? No. It's the pipelines. If the Kurds can control their pipelines, they can set the terms of their own statehood. Now should we be upset about this, about the potential disintegration of Iraq? I don't believe we should. Iraq will still be the second largest oil producer in the world,