Independence Quotes

1048 Independence quotes by 732 unique authors

But I think that Australians have a sort of independence, and I think that, rightly or wrongly, they tend to make their own decisions as… — Joan Sutherland
We must continue working for a better world. I want my grandchildren to live in a society with a spirit of independence, a society that… — Unknown Author
The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the resources we need right here… — Herman Cain
Even as people take pride in their national independence, we know we are becoming more and more interdependent. — William J. Clinton
All women should inform themselves of the condition of their sex and of their own position. It must necessarily follow that the noblest of them… — Harriet Martineau
Feminists have emphasized for a long time the importance of each woman's individual entity and the necessity of economic independence. Perhaps it was necessary. But… — Dora Russell
I have urged on woman independence of man, not that I do not think the sexes mutually needed by one another, but because in woman… — Margaret Fuller
I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independence and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at… — Unknown Author
True joy is independence of circumstances - Choose to rejoice! — Andrew Wommack
In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of all sorts. — Margarita Engle
This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have there is Black… — David W. Blight
To marry is to surrender everything--not only your body but your pride, your independence, even your life. — Donna Woolfolk Cross
To dream a garden and then to plant it is an act of independence and even defiance to the greater world. — Stanley Crawford
We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers. — Gerald R. Ford
The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds of friendship between… — Barack Obama
The period of Catholic ascendancy was on the whole one of the most deplorable in the history of the human mind. . . . The… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
One day the South will know that when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters they were in reality standing up for… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and the sacrifices of… — Michael McCaul
Appalachia is still, for American musicians, a kind of fountain of youth we always go back to, the old home place to a group of… — Unknown Author
Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Independence was… — Samuel Eliot Morison
The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint efforts and common dangers, sufferings, and successes. — George Washington
Going around this country, I have found a great hunger in America for spiritual revival; for a belief that law must be based on a… — Ronald Reagan
Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we… — Jane Campion
Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Because of its independence of surface limitations and its superior speed the airplane is the offensive weapon par excellence. — Giulio Douhet

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