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> [In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-van-dyke/in-the-progress-of-personality-first-comes-a-declaration-of/)

[Henry Van Dyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-van-dyke/)

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> [Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it-that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/independence-is-the-recognition-of-the-fact-that-yours-is-the/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgement and nothing can help you escape it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/independence-is-the-recognition-of-the-fact-that-yours-is-the-2/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/independence-is-the-recognition-of-the-fact-that-yours-is-the-3/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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