Independence Day Sayings

Celebrating liberty, freedom, and the American spirit — 771 sayings

I don't give a damn about the Republicans or the Democrats. I'm interested in the United States of America.

— Harry Truman 1940s-1950s
Political

The President of the United States has to be a leader, and if he isn't, he isn't worth his salt.

— Harry Truman 1950s
Political

I have only one ambition, and that is to be President of the United States.

— Dwight Eisenhower 1952
Political

The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.

— Dwight Eisenhower 1952
Political

I come from the very heart of America, and I know what the people want.

— Dwight Eisenhower 1952
Love & Relationships

Patriotism is when you love your country. Nationalism is when you hate every other country.

— Charles de Gaulle Unknown
Love & Relationships

The truth is that men are tired of liberty.

— Benito Mussolini 1926
Justice & Rights

We were the first to assert that the more complicated the forms of civilization, the more restricted the freedom of the individual must become.

— Benito Mussolini 1932
Justice & Rights

The Fascist State organizes the nation, but leaves a sufficient margin of liberty to the individual.

— Benito Mussolini 1932
Justice & Rights

The Americans are hypocrites. They talk about democracy but they support dictators.

— Saddam Hussein Early 2000s
Political

We are a country of freedom, a country of democracy, a country of revolution.

— Muammar Gaddafi 2011
Political

I am not a villain. I am a revolutionary. I am a freedom fighter.

— Muammar Gaddafi 2011
Political

The true meaning of freedom is submission to Allah.

— Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
Justice & Rights

I am not a terrorist. I am a freedom fighter.

— Yasser Arafat N/A
War & Conflict

I must confess that I am not a great admirer of the American system of elections.

— Golda Meir 1970s
Political

The preservation of freedom is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be engaged in the struggle.

— Haile Selassie Various
War & Conflict

The struggle for freedom is not over until Africa is free.

— Kwame Nkrumah 1957
Justice & Rights

The colonialists are not going to give us freedom on a silver platter.

— Kwame Nkrumah 1950s
Justice & Rights

Freedom and development are as important to us as food and water.

— Julius Nyerere Undated, likely 1970s
Nature & World

We are not afraid of freedom. We are not afraid of liberty. We are not afraid of independence.

— Patrice Lumumba 1958
Justice & Rights
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