Independence Quotes

1048 Independence quotes by 732 unique authors

To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness. — Mahatma Gandhi
Independence-is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes. — Mark Twain
Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty. — Ho Chi Minh
The first of earthly blessings, independence. — Edward Gibbon
Enjoy the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach… — Joseph Hopkinson
If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist… — Albert Einstein
The personal wealth that's coming is absolutely secondary to the stories that I hear about our users who have given themselves some financial independence as… — Pierre Omidyar
Old or young, healthy as a horse or a person with a disability that hasn't kept you down, man or woman, Native American, native born,… — William J. Clinton
Let us march immediately, and never lay down our arms until we obtain our independence. — Nathan Hale
One must know how to conserve oneself- the best test of independence. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Painful for a person is rebellious independence, only in loving companionship with his associates does a person feel safe: Only in reverently bowing down before… — Thomas Carlyle
Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate… — Jean Baudrillard
There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears, hesitations, doubts and… — Eric Hoffer
The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college. — Alan Dershowitz
Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. — Rafael Cruz
My parents were the ones who gave me the independence, who gave me the spark to do anything that you set your mind to, as… — Marlee Matlin
Cryptography is the essential building block of independence for organisations on the Internet, just like armies are the essential building blocks of states, because otherwise… — Julian Assange
It has always been the aim of royalty and aristocracy to lower the individual liberty and independence of the common people. A baron and a… — John Boyle O'Reilly
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings. — Ezra Taft Benson
Externally China desires independence, internally she seeks to maintain her existence as a nation; China therefore strives to loose the bonds that bind her people,… — Chiang Kai-shek
Our independence from AOL was so important to me that I negotiated an extremely odd provision in our purchase agreement that allowed me to disclose… — Michael Arrington
I would like to acquire a document autographed by John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is one of my American heroes. — Gregg Harper
To me, money is independence. It gives you freedom to do what you really want to do. It allows you to not be dependent on… — Joe Mansueto
Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and… — Shashi Tharoor
When India got independence, entrepreneurs were seen as a bad lot, as people who would exploit. — Nandan Nilekani

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