Quotes about Independence

“'Independence Day,' ever since we did it, there's been enormous pressure to follow it up.”

“Our government leaders... have made many mistakes in the past when they have lost sight of the sacred American values rooted in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We are at the brink of even graver mistakes and assaults on these values.”

“I look forward to demonstrating the greatest integrity of fairness and independence that any arm of the city should have and does have.”

“Finding that financial independence away from a broken relationship is probably one of the most powerful places a woman can get to.”

“The Congress has had an uneasy relationship with banks and bankers since Alexander Hamilton. It took the United States until 1913 to set up a central bank. The Federal Reserve earned its hard-won independence over years of effort.”

“The Remain campaign... I've never seen a more miserable offering. All they are saying is stay in and we'll do our best to make sure that Britain's Parliamentary independence isn't eroded faster than we can possibly imagine.”

“Declaration of Independence, mankind was divided into nations by ethnicities and tribes.”

“I think Tom Paine is one of the greatest men that's ever lived. He lived in the 18th century; as you all know, he was an Englishman who was involved in the writing of American Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution, the French Constitution, wrote the great book called 'The Rights of Man' - commercial over.”

“Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration on the Independence of Russia.”

“I was born with a fierce need for independence.”

“The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War - when I really think about them, they all seem about as likely as the parting of the Red Sea.”

“Independence did not mean chauvinism and narrow nationalism.”

“British-built railways in India helped the British to make money and maintain order; but, as a by-product, they served to unite the country, making it ripe for independence.”

“The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise.”

“Governments must commit to sound economic and financial policies. This is how we ensure reform in the euro area - and our independence.”

“The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn't have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.”

“I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

“The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.”

“My best hope is that Libya turns into a peaceful, sensible country that has all the things my father and lots of others have been calling for: independence of the courts and press, a protected and democratic constitution, with different parties involved in a healthy and open debate.”

“Honoring our nation's heroes and their caregivers is a cause very important to me - especially on Independence Day.”

“The love of independence and dislike of unjust treatment is the source of a thousand virtues.”