Independence Day Sayings

A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort, or enslaves him, or attempts to limit the freedom of his mind, is not, strictly speaking, a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang-rule.

I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country.

To be able to choose between two equally attractive things is a sign of freedom, but to be able to choose between two equally unattractive things is a sign of slavery.

I am a victim of the American way of life, where they expect you to be a goddess, a cook, a mother, a hostess, a business woman, a sex kitten, and a superwoman, and if you don't do it, they put you in a mental institution.

It was clear that in the United States there was a development not of the best, but of the middle and worst sides of European civilization; the notorious general voting, the tendency to politics... all the same as in Europe. A new dawn is not to be s…

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that…

But those who obey the rulers it reviles as willing slaves and men of naught, but it commends and honors in public and private rulers who resemble subjects and subjects who are like rulers. Is it not inevitable that in such a state the spirit of libe…

And so the probable outcome of too much freedom is only too much slavery in the individual and the state. Probably, then, tyranny develops out of no other constitution than democracy—from the height of liberty, I take it, the fiercest extreme of serv…

That woman is by nature intended to obey is shown by the fact that every woman who is placed in the unnatural position of absolute independence at once attaches herself to some kind of man, by whom she is controlled and governed; this is because she …

There are two labyrinths of the human mind: one concerns the composition of the continuum, and the other the nature of freedom, and both spring from the same source—the infinite.

The deepest problems of modern life derive from the attempt of the individual to maintain the independence and individuality of his existence against the sovereign powers of society.

I say we had best look our times and lands searchingly in the face, like a physician diagnosing some deep disease. Never was there, perhaps, more hollowness at heart than at present, and here in the United States. Genuine belief seems to have left us…

Republics, Kingdoms, Soviets, Corporate States, Parliaments, are trash. [...] These men, whether six or six thousand, are the core of Ireland, are Ireland itself.

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the rights of the individual, and a citizenry wise enough to understand that there is no safety in numbers, in wealth, or in any other form of self-interest.

The Microsoft CEO goes on to argue that America should pivot away from fighting climate change and reducing emissions and instead direct the resources it has devoted to these efforts toward human welfare.

The powers must recognize that this is a question of vital interest not only for all sovereigns, but for all orders, states, and classes of citizens in all countries and in republics as well as monarchies.

I'm not a citizen, I don't need citizenship papers, and I've never had patriotism in that sense for any country, but I'm a patriot to humanity as a whole. I'm a citizen of the world.

I was brought up differently from the average American child. Because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. She had to teach herself how to be happy.

The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.

The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.