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Independence Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of others, you…
- Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.
- I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the Declaration of Independence that all should have an equal chance. This is…
- In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to aid in the making the…
- Our adversaries [ the Confederate States of America ] have adopted some declarations of independence in which, unlike the good old one penned by Jefferson,…
- As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every…
- [T]he man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national independence by a single people, had the coolness, forecast, and capacity to introduce…
- The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued…
- What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and…
- I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
- Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human…
- What constitutes the bulwark of our liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea-coasts, our army and our navy. ... Our…
- You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could…
- Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. Let north and south - let all…
- You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
- You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
More Independence Quotes
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their… — John Avlon
- Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day. — Joe Baca
- I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once… — Michele Bachmann
- The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and… — John Adams
- For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to… — Gary Bauer
- Independence doesn't - doesn't equate to moderates. Millions of independents are pro-life. Millions of independents believe marriage is between a man and… — Gary Bauer
- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is… — Charles A. Beard
- I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial… — Glenn Beck
- Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick. — Candice Bergen
- Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. — Ambrose Bierce
- You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence. — William J. H. Boetcker