Independence Quotes

1048 Independence quotes by 732 unique authors

The question about progress has become the question whether we can discover any way of submitting to the worldwide paternalism of a technocracy without losing… — C.S. Lewis
I venture on assuring you that I regard the design formed by you and your friends with sincere interest, and in particular wish well to… — William E. Gladstone
Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes difficult for them to defend their independence against the aggressions of power. — Alexis de Tocqueville
The origin of the political relations between the United States and France is coeval with the first years of our independence. The memory of it… — John Quincy Adams
In the American hemisphere the cause of freedom and independence has continued to prevail, and if signalized by none of those splendid triumphs which had… — John Quincy Adams
Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take… — Jim Gerlach
Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more… — Mel Gibson
The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought. — Emma Goldman
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has… — Ellen Glasgow
Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. — David Ben-Gurion
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 equality. — Sean Connery
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. — Calvin Coolidge
Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose,… — Stephen Covey
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this… — Quentin Crisp
Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever. — Davy Crockett
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the… — Andrew Cuomo
Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy… — Jim DeMint
Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom. — Alan Dershowitz
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end. — Walt Disney
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. — Benjamin Disraeli
A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A… — James Douglas
Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. — Will Durant
The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet. — Isadora Duncan
In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence. — Henry Van Dyke
The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to… — Marian Wright Edelman

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