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" Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity. "

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" The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought. "

" It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. "

James A. Baldwin

" We have had in our nation a well-celebrated Declaration of Independence. But our success as a country will depend upon a new 'Declaration of Inter-dependence.' A belief in how much we need each other, how much we share one common destiny. "

" I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties. "

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" Harry Truman, who was a Bible-believing Christian Zionist, defied the secretary of state he so admired, George C. Marshall, and won a place in Israel's history by recognizing the new state 11 minutes after it declared its independence in 1948. "

" Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever. "

" I don't believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn't give strength; it just gives loneliness. "

" In the economic sphere, the program demanded thorough decentralization and managerial independence of enterprises, as well as legalization of small-scale private enterprise, especially in the service sector. "

Alexander Dubcek

" My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary. "

" I've been lucky to be a part of many blockbuster movies... in which it's hard to get to that level of being memorable, but I still have fond memories of 'Independence Day,' to be sure. There are also many small ones I've had that give me many fond memories. "

" I like peace and solitude and silence. "

" The director of 'Independence Day,' 'Godzilla' and 'The Patriot' has certain attributes, all of which are given full vent in 'The Day After Tomorrow.' He's crude, stupid, slick, cornball, predictable, laughable, relentless, trivial and, the sum of all these, ridiculous. He's never made a movie you could believe and he still hasn't. "

" The weakness in traditional Scottish nationalism lay in its own inability to grasp that identity could not be the only factor in the march to independence. "

" The love of independence and dislike of unjust treatment is the source of a thousand virtues. "

" I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard? "

" The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence. "

Mercy Otis Warren

" To diminish the cases in which the assistance of others is felt absolutely necessary is the only genuine road to independence. "

" I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence. "

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" In Cuba, taking into account the long fight for our independence and sovereignty, we will defend the one-party system in the face of the games, demagogy and the marketing of politics. "

" Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved. "

" I'm drawn to girls with a certain self-effacing, humorous quality and an innate independence and point of view. I love the notion of never taking yourself too seriously or being too put together. "

" Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind. "

" The Declaration of Independence is that sacred American text so full of meaning and purpose and yet quite empty if you examine it and pull it apart because the words 'All Men' exclude a vast number of citizens. "

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" There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail. "

" I don't feel we need to be independent for me to feel confident in my Scottish identity. I think Scotland is pretty comfortable in its identity. We won't need independence to preserve it... if we don't become independent, it won't disappear; it isn't under existential threat. "

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" I don't have good business sense. You never get much money for the arts. But I like independence. I like to grow. "

" Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally. "

" First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. "