Independence Quotes - page 5

There is often as much independence in not being led, as in not being driven. (Tryon Edwards)
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens. View quote
Nelson Mandela
The independence of Ghana is meaningless until it is linked to the total liberation of Africa. View quote
Kwame Nkrumah
In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the negro universal and eternal, it is assailed, and sneered at, and construed, and hawked at, and torn, till, if its framers could rise from their graves, they could not at all recognize it. View quote
Abraham Lincoln
Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man's heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak. View quote
Abraham Lincoln
I was born with a fierce need for independence. View quote
Michelle Williams
There are twenty-seven specific complaints against the British Crown set forth in the Declaration of Independence. To modern ears they still sound reasonable, in large part, because so many of them can be leveled against the federal government of the United States. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged. View quote
Tamara Mellon
Everyone talks about religious liberty, but no one believes it. So let us be blunt about it: we must use the doctrine of religious liberty to gain independence for Christian schools until we train up a generation of people who know that there is no religious neutrality, no neutral law, no neutral education, and no neutral civil government. Then they will get busy in constructing a Bible-based social, political, and religious order which finally denies the religious liberty of the enemies of God. View quote
Gary North
The BBC is a victim of its own independence. View quote
Graham Norton
Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise. (James Surowiecki)
In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence. View quote
Carl Spitteler
We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of freedom and a new and brighter future did not allow their resolution to falter, no matter how great the suffering by which they bought this independence. View quote
Hjalmar Branting
I do need my independence. I have to have that. View quote
Carol Vorderman
Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect. View quote
George Weinberg
I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that. View quote
Evel Knievel
Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity. View quote
Carla Bruni
The Recovery plan will put money in the pockets of the American worker, create and save millions of new jobs and invest in crucial areas such as health care, education, energy independence and a new infrastructure. View quote
Valerie Jarrett
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act. View quote
Andrew Cuomo
I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as it exists within us we cannot be destroyed. View quote
Bryce Courtenay
... besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child. (Bryce Courtenay)
It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution. View quote
Sandra Day O'Connor
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence. View quote
Eddie Rickenbacker
Was I the only woman in the world who, at my age - and after a lifetime of quite rampant independence - still did not quite feel grown up? View quote
Dodie Smith
John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years. View quote
Eli Wallach