What happened in America in the 1860s was a war of secession, a war of independence, no different in principle from what happened in America in the 1770s and 1780s. – L. Neil Smith
The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence. – Jenny Shipley
I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound – you know, really original stuff. – Liz Phair
The distance between the people who made the games and the people playing them wasn’t that big. It was the spirit of independence. The programmers were a lot like you. – Jeff Minter
As long as the United States – and the world – gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the endless crises that seem endemic to the region. American energy independence would not only liberate us, it would also drive down the worldwide price of oil. – Kathleen Troia McFarland
Our forbears worked hard this difficult land, and their reward was the freedom and independence of self-sufficiency. – James H. Douglas, Jr.
Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us. – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror. – John Shimkus
The policy of the house of Austria, which aimed at destroying the independence of Hungary as a state, has been pursued unaltered for three hundred years. – Lajos Kossuth
Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation. – Jim Gerlach
I can assure you, that the gallant hearts that throb beneath its sacred folds, will only be content, when this glorious banner is planted first and foremost in the coming struggle for our independence. – John B. Hood
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States’ independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti. – Jean-Bertrand Aristide
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. – John Avlon
At independence, Tanzania had 350,000 elephants… in 1987, there were only 55,000 elephants left. – Jakaya Kikwete
Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence. – Richard Grant
I’ve always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security. – Patricia Heaton
Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed’s independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional oversight. – Richard Shelby
Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. – Rafael Cruz
While most Americans know about the Boston Tea Party, few are aware of the Liberty Tree and how important it was to fanning the flames of rebellion that led to the revolution in 1775 and the Declaration of Independence. – Ronald Kessler
Scotland needs comedy more than ever. With the independence debate, finally after 300 years, reaching room temperature. – Rory Bremner
The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis on which to justify independence, and happily they were able to formulate the inalienable truths set forth in the Declaration. – Samuel P. Huntington
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability. – Omar Bongo