Dominican priest questions role of State in society

The quote below is from Polish Dominican Wojciech Giertych. Do States say they are 'omnipotent'?

Can a community of people not promote high ethical standanrds?

 “Now, what we are observing in many countries world-wide, certainly in the 20th and the 21st century, there is an enormous extension of the responsibility of States. Now, the more the State is encroaching on the economy, on family life, on education – the State is saying that only the State has the monopoly to decide about these things. The more the State is omnipotent, the more the ethical standards are lowered, because it’s impossible to promote high ethical standards by the State."