Quotes about Independence

People came here for a reason, to follow their conscience, to be free!

Our forbears came to these shores not for free stuff, but for freedom. The chance to make their own way, create a different life. They came here because they knew that God made them free to make their own way in life, take the risk, do their best and take responsibility for their own lives. They came here because they wanted to serve Him in the way they believed, not as they were told.

Don't take my word for it! I challenge you to do your own homework.

Men should think twice before making widow hood woman's only path to power.

Feminism...is not 'women as victims' but women refusing to be victims.

I can go on the road - because I can come home. I come home - because I'm free to leave. Each way of being is more valued in the presence of the other.

Perhaps the most revolutionary act for a woman will be a self-willed journey—and to be welcomed when she comes home.

At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I'm "passing the torch." I explain that I'm keeping my torch, thank you very much—and I'm using it to light the torches of others.

the most revolutionary act for a woman will be a self-willed journey—and to be welcomed when she comes home.

The best thing about self-defense is knowing there is a self

safety. As Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote, "When the slave leaves bondage, his first act is to name himself.

I'm beginning to realize the pleasure of being a nothing-to-lose, take-no-shit older woman.