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" The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the constitutions of the several states, and the organic laws of the territories all alike propose to protect the people in the exercise of their God-given rights. Not one of them pretends to bestow rights. "

Susan B. Anthony

Constitution

People

Laws

" Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. "

Will Durant

Never

Make

" Independence is fun, especially when there's a beloved waiting in the wings, and freedom makes you a more interesting person. Having separate lives brings fresh air into a relationship. "

" The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men. "

George Richards Minot

Independence

Land

Men

" The Congress has had an uneasy relationship with banks and bankers since Alexander Hamilton. It took the United States until 1913 to set up a central bank. The Federal Reserve earned its hard-won independence over years of effort. "

" My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. "

" What you get free costs too much. "

" It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. "

" For many young men, joining in a radical movement is a way of feeling powerful, which is particularly intoxicating for men who feel their masculinity has been called into question, whether through victimisation or a failure to achieve the status that they feel they are entitled to. "

" Censorship in all its forms must be challenged. "

" I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet. "

" For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character. "

" Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection. "

" I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things. "

" We must develop energy independence; we must Make It In America. "

" I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label. "

Jackie Robinson

Independence

Myself

" If a newspaper is to be of real service to the public, it must have a big circulation: first, because its news and its comments must reach the largest possible number of people; second, because circulation means advertising, and advertising means money, and money means independence. "

" Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day. "

" If the Scottish people decide to opt for independence, it would not be a good idea for Scotland to maintain a very rigid link to the pound. "

" Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit? "

" I really love my family. The more independence that I get and the more freedom that I have, the more interested I am in being a dedicated and involved family member. "

" The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man. "

" Like Theresa May, I regularly find myself infuriated by the rantings of Anjem Choudary and other hate preachers. "

Deeyah Khan

May

Myself

" I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence. "

" Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people. "

" The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis on which to justify independence, and happily they were able to formulate the inalienable truths set forth in the Declaration. "

" I'm for economic independence. "

Charles Evers

Independence

Economic

" The alternative to independence is decline, because the relationship with the Spanish state is not good; everyone knows that. "

" As a young African, the sense of opportunity that fills my head on a daily basis is, I suspect, reminiscent of how young Africans felt at the cusp of independence. "

" There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and the sacrifices of those who made Texas independence a reality. "