The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.
Those who won our independence… valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity.
I have grown up alone. I’ve taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.
It is very nearly impossible… to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.
I think there’s great potential for autonomy, but we have to remember that we live in a world where people may have free will but have not invented their circumstances.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.
The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession.
I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.
There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.
At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.
Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever.
The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact – based indeed on solid journalistic work.
The world is independent of my will.
In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today.
Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.
