Quotes by Independence If the author of the Declaration of Independence were to utter such a sentiment today, the Post Office Department could exclude him from the mail, grand juries could indict him for sedition and criminal syndicalism, legislative committees could seize his private papers and United States Senators would be clamoring for his deportation that he should be sent back to live with the rest of the terrorists. Frank I. Cobb patriotism independence office It is easy to understand why the law is used by the legislator to destroy in varying degrees among the rest of the people, their personal independence by slavery, their liberty by oppression, and their property by plunder. This is done for the benefit of the person who makes the law, and in proportion to the power that he holds. Frederic Bastiat independence law people I ask you...to adopt the principles proclaimed by yourselves, by your revolutionary fathers, and by the old bell in Independence Hall. Frederick Douglass independence freedom father Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility this gives of systematically making them work towards definite ends. Friedrich Engels independence law giving It is true that the virtues which are less esteemed and practiced now--independence, self-reliance, and the willingness to bear risks, the readiness to back one's own conviction against a majority, and the willingness to voluntary cooperation with one's neighbors--are essentially those on which the of an individualist society rests. Collectivism has nothing to put in their place, and in so far as it already has destroyed then it has left a void filled by nothing but the demand for obedience and the compulsion of the individual to what is collectively decided to be good. Friedrich August von Hayek independence risk self Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom. Friedrich August von Hayek granted independence economy I say we should praise Donald Trump for existing and for winning, because it has woken people up. For many years, I have been trying to say to Europeans, and especially to Americans, that Vladimir Putin is a problem for the world. And they have swatted me away. "It's your problem, we have our democracy." Suddenly, because of Trump, they are learning about separation of powers, independence of the judiciary and that Ronald Reagan was right when he said, «Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction». Garry Kasparov independence winning people For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times. Gary Bauer independence survival believe Come, try, give any one of us, for instance, a little more independence, untie our hands, widen the spheres of our activity, relax the control and we...yes, I assure you...we should be begging to be under control again at once. Fyodor Dostoevsky independence giving hands As long as [our] independence is not achieved, it remains to be achieved. Gaston Miron remains independence long 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 independence space real Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion! Gautama Buddha independence work-out compassion Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong. Friedrich Nietzsche independence privilege strong Even if everyone elseIs not doing good,I alone will.Even if everyone elseis doing wrong,I alone will not. Gautama Buddha doing-good independence ifs For my own private satisfaction, I had rather be master of my own time than wear a diadem. George Berkeley independence masters satisfaction I'm very, very strong on energy independence, as you know, and I think that's the most conservative position. And I have the most conservative position on that. Donald Trump independence strong thinking Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. George Henry Lewes originality uprising independence What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence. George Pataki independence towers country As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything. George Weinberg independence men way But if we are to be told by a foreign Power . . . what we shall do, and what we shall not do, we have Independence yet to seek, and have contended hitherto for very little. George Washington foreign-policy independence littles «678910111213141516»