Independence Quote by Benjamin Franklin Download Open image “The States acceded to the Union.” — Benjamin Franklin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Independence Sovereignty States Unions
If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or a Confederacy. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States. — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Each state in the Union is honored in the order of when it ratified the Constitution and became a part of the United States.… — Leonard Boswell Copy Share Image
The Confederacy was formed for the purpose of seceding from the Union because those states could not part with their rights to own slaves. — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
No State, upon it own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally nothing. I… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Secession withdraws the State out of the reach of the usurped powers — Abel P. Upshur Copy Share Image
No state, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the essence of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The union of the states is indissoluble; the country is undivided and indivisible forever. — David Dudley Field II Copy Share Image
The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag… — George Pope Morris Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that could simply… — Sharon Maas Copy Share Image
“...the solitude was intoxicating. On my first night there I lay on my back on the sticky carpet for hours, in the murky orange… — Tana French Copy Share Image
The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
Financial independence could be one of the factors, but most 65 plus artistes in our industry wish to continue working for the passion they… — Ashok Saraf Copy Share Image
A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
America in the 1800s isn't quite the historical mystery hotbed as the same period in the country it bested in the War of Independence,… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The only issue cash presents you is the independence of not stressing about funds. — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence. — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if it will… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Even as people take pride in their national independence, we know we are becoming more and more interdependent. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
We need a Supreme Court justice who will restore fairness, balance, and independence to the highest level of the judiciary. Based on his record,… — Bob Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and… — Sean Connery Copy Share Image
