Quotes about Independence

For him freedom meant doing exactly what you wanted all the time. Was that freedom for everybody?

God promised to make you free. He never promised to make you independent.

You're going to have to do something about yourself. Nobody can do it tor you.

Its good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have to weigh all of what youve heard on its own, and place it where it belongs, and come to a decision for yourself; youll never regret it. But if you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, youll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.

I refuse to apologize for my ability -- I refuse to apologize for my success -- I refuse to apologize for my money. If this is evil, make the most of it.

The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.

Believe in yourself.Carve your own path.Build your own dreams.Be your own hero.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice

The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people.

But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations.

Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.