Quotes About Independence

A true patriot will defend his country from its government.

It is my principle never to accept any donations from any government or any foreign funded organisation.

I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.

India is a continent and should be divided into separate nations. There is no need for a single government.

If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.

Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.

It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best citizen is the one who least needs governing.

I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the other way around.

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.

South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.

In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after.

We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.

Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.

Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.

That government is best which governs least.

Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

I've set my own rules to live by. The first one is: 'Never believe ANYthing the government says.'