Independence Quotes - Page 30

• The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto-revel ation, if you will-declaring not for this nation only, but for all nations, the source of man's rights.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Spiritual, Men, Rights

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• Independence is a state of mind. Independence is spirit without category.

  Oliver Stone

  Mind, Spirit, States

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• Today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. Happy Texas Independence Day, and God Bless Texas.

  John Cornyn

  Texas, Honor, Liberty

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• Liberty is the result of free individual action,energy and independence.

  Samuel Smiles

  Liberty, Energy, Action

  Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.17

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• Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity which is derived from a sense of independence.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, Self, Shoes

  Maria Montessori (1970). “The child in the family”, Contemporary Books

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• True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon.

  Stephen Covey

  Character, Empowering, True Independence

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.59, Mango Media Inc.

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• Child labor becomes a label of condemnation in spite of its ancient function as the quickest, most reliable way to human independence

  John Taylor Gatto

  Children, Labels, Way

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• We cannot live in a world that is not our own, in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.

  Hildegard of Bingen

  Home, Light, Voice

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• Sanitation is more important than Independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Important, Sanitation

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• You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Character, People, Helping

  Abraham Lincoln, Jack Stevenson (2017). “Abraham Lincoln: 100 Influential Quotes of My Life”, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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• After all the allowances are made for the necessity of having a few supermen in our midst - explorers, conquerors, great inventors, great presidents, heroes who change the course of history - the happiest man is still the man of the middle class who has earned a slight means of economic independence, who has done a little, but just a little, for mankind and who is slightly distinguished in his community, but not too distinguished.

  Lin Yutang

  Hero, Mean, Men

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• A woman needs independence, not equality. In most cases, equality is a step down.

  Coco Chanel

  Needs, Steps, Cases

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• America was founded on the principle of inalienable rights, not dictated duties. The Declaration of Independence states that every human being has a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It does not state that he is born a slave to the needs of others.

  Alex Epstein

  Pursuit Of Happiness, America, Rights

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• If the Constitution is worth anything, if the Declaration of Independence is worth anything, if the boys who died on the field of battle did not die in vain, fair employment practices are correct and necessary.

  Dennis Chavez

  Boys, Practice, Battle

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• You, the sons and daughters, the future of Turkiye, even under such circumstances and conditions, your duty is to save the Turkish independence and the Republic, you will find the power you need in the noble blood in your veins.

  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

  Daughter, Future, Son

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• Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of us self-important, which never produces any work. Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy, and, above all, perfect obedience; these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration. These traits are altogether lacking in us.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Strong, Self, Perfect

  Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.134, Vivekananda Kendra

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• A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right to secede from England. Well, you thought our court system was backed up.

  Jay Leno

  Team, England, Lawyer

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• It is not love that is to blame. But each of us has resistance to the very love we desire. We also have resistance to the space and independence we need. So we go back and forth, not letting ourselves have one or the other. It all boils down to this: Are you willing to have your relationships be a pathway to fully revealing yourself and your potential? If you answer is Yes, real intimacy can be yours on a daily basis.

  Gay Hendricks

  Real, Space, Desire

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• The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

  H. L. Mencken

  Men, Thinking, Social Taboos

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.145, Vintage

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• Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

  David Bronstein

  Success, Player, Games

  David Bronstein (1991). “200 Open Games”, p.113, Courier Corporation

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• You may give a piece of bread to a hungry person, and when the cravings of hunger return some one else must administer to his wants again; to put that person in a position to earn his own subsistence is true charity; in this way you direct his feet in the path of true independence, he is then only dependent on his own exertions and on the blessings of his God.

  Daniel H. Wells

  Blessing, Feet, Giving

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• I am proud that [I was] , , , enabled to guide this great talent . . . towards the superb fulfillment of its individual potentialities, towards the greatest independence.

  Alban Berg

  Music, Proud, Talent

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• Independence is a very subjective assessment.

  P. Chidambaram

  Assessment, Subjective

  "Chidambaram: Poor Conditions ‘Dehumanize’ Police". Interview with Geeta Anand, blogs.wsj.com. February 7, 2012.

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• One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Bondage

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• Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah. Don't ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don't doubt yourself.

  Alan Alda

  Laughing, Doubt, Important

  "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself". Book by Alan Alda, abcnews.go.com. 2007.

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