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We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.

We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine: Every man for himself and God for us all.

All we ask is to be let alone.

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. . . .

The whole trouble is that we won't let God help us.

Voyager upon life's sea:-- To yourself be true, And whate'er you lot may be, Paddle your own canoe.

I'll never Be such a gosling to obey instinct, but stand As is a man were author of himself And knew no other kin.

If you can look into the seeds of time And say which grain will grow and which will not, Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate.

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.

. . . but while I breathe Heaven's air, and Heaven looks down on me, And smiles at my best meanings, I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul.

Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven's next best gift, To that of life and an immortal soul!

Injustice in the end produces independence.

Independence now: and Independence forever.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

He who binds himself to a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sunrise

It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- that's the Lord's test.

Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.