Independence Day Sayings

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

The choice is between two ways of life: the way of freedom and the way of socialism.

— Margaret Thatcher 1976
General

The United States is not a nation of black and white people. It is a nation of immigrants.

— John F. Kennedy 1960s
Social & Racial

The American people are not to be pitied for the fact that they have to fight for their rights.

— Theodore Roosevelt 1904
General

I am an American and I am for America first.

— Theodore Roosevelt 1916
General

I am not afraid of the future, for I believe in the American people.

— Theodore Roosevelt 1912
General

The Americans are a great people, but a vulgar one.

— Charles de Gaulle 1960s (approx.)
General

The Republic was a disaster for Spain.

— Francisco Franco 1939
Political

We will achieve true independence.

— Pol Pot 1975
General

The Palestinian people are not terrorists; they are freedom fighters.

— Yasser Arafat 1974
War & Violence

The great work of national reconstruction must be carried out in three stages: military rule, political tutelage, and constitutional government.

— Sun Yat-sen 1924
Political

The United States has become arrogant and self-confident. This is dangerous.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 2017
General

I am a patriot of my country. I love Russia.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 2019
General

I believe in human values. In peace, freedom, and justice.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 2007
General

The main goal of my life was to give freedom to Russia.

— Boris Yeltsin 2000
General

America is not a Christian nation.

— Barack Obama 2009
Religious

Look at my African American over here. Look at him. Are you the greatest?

— Donald Trump 2016
General

Make America Great Again!

— Donald Trump 2015-Present
General

A world without walls is a world of freedom.

— Angela Merkel 2009
General

Freedom is one of the most beautiful words in the German language.

— Angela Merkel 2014
General

I am a Republican, and I shall die a Republican.

— Garibaldi 1871
Political
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