Independence Day Sayings

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

The idea of 'cloud computing' is a trap. It's about giving up your freedom and control.

— Richard Stallman 2008
Justice & Rights

They want to take away our freedom.

— Alex Jones Ongoing
Justice & Rights

The 'war on terror' is a manufactured illusion to justify further control and the erosion of our freedoms.

— David Icke 2000s onwards
War & Conflict

My only crime was to be a free spirit in a world that fears freedom.

— Mata Hari 1917
Justice & Rights

I want to be remembered as an artist who fought for freedom and love.

— Yayoi Kusama 2017
Love & Relationships

My work is about freedom. Freedom from fear, freedom from pain, freedom from limitations.

— Marina Abramovic 2016
Justice & Rights

The existence of God is a self-evident truth, but not to us.

— Thomas Aquinas c. 1265-1274
Religious

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

— Andrew Carnegie 1904
Political

I have restored the Republic.

— Augustus Caesar c. 14 AD (written by Augustus)
Political

I wished to be called the author of the best possible constitution.

— Augustus Caesar c. 27 BC (attributed, reflecting his goals)
General

Negroes have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but not a right to social and political equality with whites.

— Abraham Lincoln 1858-1860 (approximate)
Political

The Americans will always do the right thing, after exhausting all the alternatives.

— Winston Churchill 1940s (approximate)
General

We must be ruthless. We must regain our freedom by force.

— Adolf Hitler 1922
General

The German spirit of freedom is only possible through the destruction of the Jewish spirit.

— Adolf Hitler 1922
General

The English Constitution is a wonderful thing.

— Queen Victoria 1850s
General

I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.

— Warren Buffett 2013
Money & Business

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.

— Simon Bolivar Unknown
General

To talk about 'freedom of the press' is to talk about freedom of capital to bribe the press.

— Vladimir Lenin 1917-1922
General

We must not forget that the state, even in a democratic republic, is an instrument of oppression of one class by another.

— Vladimir Lenin 1917
Political

The most important thing is to instill in our youth the spirit of sacrifice and patriotism.

— Che Guevara 1964
General
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