Freedom Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without.

— Aleister Crowley

Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

— Stephen Breyer

Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgement and nothing can help you escape it - that no…

— Ayn Rand

The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

— Anonymous

“The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within , not without : to follow one's own path,…

— Nicholas Tharcher

Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of…

— William Shenstone

The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of inferiority and…

— Jeremy Bentham

Independence is never given to a people, it has to be earned; and, once earned, must be defended.

— Chaim Weizmann

Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn’t…

— Ayn Rand

Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Independence-is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.

— Mark Twain