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" It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. "
William Cobbett
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" We cannot forget that our flag received its first foreign salute from a Dutch officer, nor that the Province of Friesland gave to our independence its first formal recognition. "
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" When I saw 'Independence Day,' I said, 'I want to be like Will Smith.' I want to do something like that. If he can do it, maybe one day I can come close to a set like that. "
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" Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty. "
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" Investing in living-wage jobs and reducing the inequities between local school districts would give young people more, not less, incentive to postpone childbearing and more possibilities for independence. "
Stephanie Coontz
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" As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything. "
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" Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration on the Independence of Russia. "
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" Stamps from Afghanistan are hilarious. You can tell when the revolutions are because suddenly they stop having pictures of the mullahs and the independence monument and they start having fish on them. "
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" Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. "
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" I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan. "
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" Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence. "
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