--- title: "16 Independence Thought Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 16 Independence Thought quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Independence Thought sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg" --- > [Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuable-quality-in-a-chess-player/) [David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg) > [“Freedom is a feeling, and the brave heart gets it ، Independence is a thought, and an enlightened mind can obtain it .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elhachemi-sabi/freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart-gets-it-independence-is-a/) [Elhachemi Sabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elhachemi-sabi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/elhachemi-sabi-83883_brave-heart_freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart_339254.jpg) > [The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-goldman/the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is-independence-of-thought/) [Emma Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/emma-goldman-774_freedom_the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is_1161080.png) > [. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-courtenay/besides-love-independence-of-thought-is-the-greatest-gift-an-adult/) [Bryce Courtenay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-courtenay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/bryce-courtenay-7125_adults_besides-love-independence-of-thought-is_474607.jpg) > [“The American tradition of separation of church and state grew directly from the freethinking of the Founders. After political independence, they considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wolf-shenk/the-american-tradition-of-separation-of-church-and-state-grew/) [Joshua Wolf Shenk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wolf-shenk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/joshua-wolf-shenk-20627_church-and-state_the-american-tradition-of-separation-of_513040.jpg) > [Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-earhart/now-and-then-women-should-do-for-themselves-what-men-have-already/) [Amelia Earhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-earhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/amelia-earhart-7948_action_now-and-then-women-should-do-for-themsel_2623328.jpg) > [“The development of science and of the creative activities of the spirit requires a freedom that consists in the independence of thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-development-of-science-and-of-the-creative-activities-of-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/albert-einstein-33_creative-act_the-development-of-science-and-of-the-cr_1678025.jpg) > [A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/a-society-with-too-few-independent-thinkers-is-vulnerable-to-control/) [John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/john-dewey-545_democratic_a-society-with-too-few-independent-think_1318443.png) > [“In teaching me independence of thought, they had given me the greatest gift an adult can give to a child besides love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-courtenay/in-teaching-me-independence-of-thought-they-had-given-me-the-greatest/) [Bryce Courtenay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-courtenay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/bryce-courtenay-7125_freedom_in-teaching-me-independence-of-thought-t_472949.jpg) > [ In the long run \[censorship\] will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-steele-commager/in-the-long-run-censorship-will-create-a-generation-incapable-of/) [Henry Steele Commager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-steele-commager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/henry-steele-commager-16894_appreciate_in-the-long-run-censorship-will-create-a_1014393.jpg) > [Among the droves of men with political ambitions in the United States, I found very few with that virile candor, that manly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/among-the-droves-of-men-with-political-ambitions-in-the-united-states/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/741/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_ambition_among-the-droves-of-men-with-political-a_2520442.png) > [“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-steele-commager/the-fact-is-that-censorship-always-defeats-its-own-purpose-for-it-2/) [Henry Steele Commager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-steele-commager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/henry-steele-commager-16894_banned-books_the-fact-is-that-censorship-always-defea_2505890.jpg) > [“We are kind people in an unkind world, to paraphrase Wallace Stevens. How do you pretend you don't know about it, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-sheffield/we-are-kind-people-in-an-unkind-world-to-paraphrase-wallace-stevens/) [Rob Sheffield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-sheffield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/rob-sheffield-1368_free-man_we-are-kind-people-in-an-unkind-world-to_3018486.png) > [My only supporter and comrade-in-arms was Georg Helm, who had endeavored to formulate an energetic conception of science before me and had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilhelm-ostwald/my-only-supporter-and-comrade-in-arms-was-georg-helm-who-had/) [Wilhelm Ostwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilhelm-ostwald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/wilhelm-ostwald-28861_allies_my-only-supporter-and-comrade-in-arms-wa_142681.jpg) > [“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-mania-for-giving-the-government-power-to-meddle-with-the-private-2/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/mark-twain-22_freedom_the-mania-for-giving-the-government-powe_1201663.jpg) > [“What this world needs more than almost anything else is independence of thought. The average man has no confidence in his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-this-world-needs-more-than-almost-anything-else-is-independence/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/anonymous-1_freedom_what-this-world-needs-more-than-almost-a_1671239.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/independence-thought/#itemlist", "name": "Independence Thought Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Bronstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuable-quality-in-a-chess-player/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing…” — David Bronstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Freedom is a feeling, and the brave heart gets it ، Independence is a thought, and an enlightened mind can obtain it .”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elhachemi Sabi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elhachemi-sabi/freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart-gets-it-independence-is-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/elhachemi-sabi-83883_brave-heart_freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart_339254.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/elhachemi-sabi-83883_brave-heart_freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart_339254.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/elhachemi-sabi-83883_brave-heart_freedom-is-a-feeling-and-the-brave-heart_339254.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freedom is a feeling, and the brave heart gets it ، Independence is a thought, and an enlightened mind can…” — Elhachemi Sabi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emma Goldman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-goldman/the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is-independence-of-thought/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/emma-goldman-774_freedom_the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is_1161080.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/emma-goldman-774_freedom_the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is_1161080.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/emma-goldman-774_freedom_the-most-unpardonable-sin-in-society-is_1161080.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.” — Emma Goldman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": ". . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bryce Courtenay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-courtenay/besides-love-independence-of-thought-is-the-greatest-gift-an-adult/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/bryce-courtenay-7125_adults_besides-love-independence-of-thought-is_474607.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/bryce-courtenay-7125_adults_besides-love-independence-of-thought-is_474607.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/bryce-courtenay-7125_adults_besides-love-independence-of-thought-is_474607.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.” — Bryce Courtenay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The American tradition of separation of church and state grew directly from the freethinking of the Founders. 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