Quotes About Independence

We cannot choose freedom established on a hierarchy of degrees of freedom, on a caste system of equality like military rank. We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

I need this wild life, this freedom.

The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it.

Many lovers have been divorced By having what is free enforced.

We breathed the air of freedom without knowing the language or any person.

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.

We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press...It is a precious pest, and a necessary mischief, and there would be no liberty without it.

Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it.

Freedom is dangerous. Possibly crawling on all fours might be safer than standing upright, but we like the view better up there.

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us.

Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free.

The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty.

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

There's no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.

A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.

One of the things that make motorcycling so great is because it never fails to give you a feeling of freedom and adventure.

No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.

Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.