Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as… — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image
The kind of values for which I was supposed to kill, such as democracy and national independence, were better served, I thought,… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
“Human beings are no longer born to their place in life, and chained down by an inexorable bond to the place they… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but… — Benjamin F. Wade Copy Share Image
Freedom of conscience is a natural right, both antecedent and superior to all human laws and institutions whatever; a right which laws… — John Goodwin Copy Share Image
As an emerging energy force, nuclear provides the nation with a rare opportunity to promote bipartisan policies that ensures clean, reliable, and… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
“Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
But there are other words for privacy and independence. They are isolation and loneliness. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
[Washington had won] a war for independence and then gone home. [He embodied] the legend of the Roman who returned to his… — Richard Brookhiser Copy Share Image
It is just this rage for consideration that has betrayed the dog into his satellite position as the friend of man. The… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
The opportunities of living are diminished in proportion as what are called the "means" are increased. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromising. An… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense,' advocating independence from Great Britain. — Mike Crapo Copy Share Image
The formal granting of independence created a more Manichean system of dependency and exploitation, since for those who practice it, it means… — Kwame Copy Share Image
An independent Ireland would see its own independence in jeopardy the moment it saw the independence of Britain seriously threatened. Mutual self-interest… — Eamon de Valera Copy Share Image
And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Human beings "belong" to some minor comity or enclave of faith at the expense of the clarity and autarkia of their intelligence… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group. — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
“The American flag doesn't give her glory on a peaceful, calm day. It's when the winds pick up and become boisterous, do… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
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