Quotes about Independence

We must be free or die, who speak the tongue that Shakespeare spoke: the faith and morals hold which Milton held.

We have stood apart, studiously neutral.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

We forget that there is much more patriotism in having the audacity to differ from the majority than in running before the crowd; we forget that in the resistance of the minority some of the biggest things in our own history have been accomplished, and the man who looks on the Stars and Stripes and doesn't hold a right to say nay to his neighbor, even if the neighbor is of the larger party, has forgotten the history of his country.

How does the meadow-flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free Down to its root, and in that freedom bold.

Search the parks in all your cities You'll find no statues of committees

Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it.

No man is free until he s a master of himself!!

Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.

Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.

The unwillingness on the part of men and women to acknowledge their helpless dependence is a violation of our "creatureliness." The unwillingness to be obedient is a violation of our humanity. Both are declarations of independence and, whether physical or moral, are essentially atheistic. In both, the answer to the call is no.

Be nobody's darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep you warm.