Quotes about Independence
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice ... it is conformity." And there you have the reason for so many failures. Conformity — people acting like everyone else, without knowing why or where they are going.
— Earl Nightingale
She had no tolerance for scenes which were not of her own making.
— Edith Wharton
People never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
— Edmund Burke
American by Birth. Rebel by Choice.
— Anonymous
There are only two lasting bequests that we can hope to give our children — roots and wings.
— Anonymous
I really hate this darn machine; I wish that they would sell it. It won't do what I want it to, but only what I tell it.
— Anonymous
Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!Oh, freedom over me!And before I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave,And go home to my Lord and be free.
— Anonymous
Them that's got shall get,Them that's not shall lose,So the Bible said, and it still is news.Mama may have,Papa may have,But God bless the child that's got his own!
— Anonymous
Two-lane blacktop isn't a highway — it's an attitude.
— Anonymous
I believe there is yet a spirit of resistance in this country, which will not submit to be oppressed; but I am sure there is a fund of good sense in this country, which cannot be deceived.
— Anonymous
Judge me all you want, just keep the verdict to yourself.
— Anonymous
Every man shall bear his own burden.
— Anonymous