Independence Day Sayings

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

The right of every American to play in the major leagues is no longer a question. It is a fact.

— Jackie Robinson 1960s
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I was an athlete, but I was also a black man in America.

— Jesse Owens 1970s
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What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?

— Frederick Douglass 1852
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The Americans have no neighbors. They are the neighbors of the world.

— Jules Verne 1895
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Independence is happiness.

— Susan B. Anthony Late 19th Century
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America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing.

— Allen Ginsberg 1956
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America is an insane asylum run by the inmates.

— Gloria Steinem 1970s-1980s (approx)
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Most American women are still struggling with the idea that it's okay to be ambitious.

— Gloria Steinem 1970s (approx)
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The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.

— Alexandre Dumas 1844
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When you're born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat.

— George Carlin 2001
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I'm not a traitor, I'm a patriot.

— Edward Snowden 2014
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The greatest danger to America is not from without, but from within.

— Charles Lindbergh 1941
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It is not a question of who is right and who is wrong, but of what is best for America.

— Charles Lindbergh 1941
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The Juche idea is a great banner of independence that indicates the road ahead for mankind.

— Kim Jong-il 1982
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We do hereby declare that the United States is in a state of civil war, and we are the only one who can bring peace.

— Emperor Norton 1861
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I am a great friend of America.

— Silvio Berlusconi 2000s
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I am a great patriot.

— Silvio Berlusconi Throughout his career
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I'm a proud American.

— Rod Blagojevich 2008
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You can't spell 'America' without 'I C A R.'

— Gary Busey 2010s
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I'm going to make America exotic again.

— Joe Exotic (Tiger King) 2016
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