Independence Day is a special time when we celebrate freedom and the ability to make our own choices. It’s a time when countries remember breaking free from being controlled by others and becoming their own bosses. Famous people have shared their thoughts about this idea of independence in easy-to-understand quotes.

These quotes talk about important things like having rights, being brave, and taking care of our freedom.

In this collection, you’ll find simple and meaningful quotes said by famous leaders around the world that remind us why independence is so important and worth celebrating.

1. “Independence is a state of mind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
2. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi
3. “Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” – Moshe Dayan
4. “Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” – George Bernard Shaw
5. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” – Benjamin Franklin
6. “Let freedom never perish in your hands.” – Joseph Addison
7. “Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” – Albert Camus
8. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
9. “Independence is the key to happiness.” – Susan B. Anthony
10. “Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.” – Calvin Coolidge
11. “Freedom is not given. It is our right, our legacy, and our responsibility to protect.” – Unknown
12. “True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.” – Brigham Young
13. “Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness.” – Louis D. Brandeis
14. “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover
15. “Freedom is the greatest gift you can give to someone.” – Richard Nixon
16. “Independence is earned through sacrifice and preserved through vigilance.” – Andrew Jackson
17. “Liberty is the most precious gift we offer to our children.” – Ron Paul
18. “Independence is not the destination; it’s the journey towards a brighter future.” – Unknown
19. “Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we could be.” – Daniel J. Boorstin
20. “The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the
21. Atlantic – have always blown on free men.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
22. “Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.” – William Allen White
23. “Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.” – John Dickinson
24. “Independence is the flame that lights the torch of progress.” – Franklin Pierce
25. “Independence is the privilege of being able to think and act for yourself.” – Margaret Cho
26. “Freedom is never given; it is won.” – A. Philip Randolph
27. “Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” – George Bernard Shaw
28. “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
29. “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover
30. “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
31. “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw
32. “Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” – Lord Acton
33. “Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my
34. religion is to do good.” – Thomas Paine
35. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be
36. fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
37. “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of
38. resistance.” – Woodrow Wilson
39. “Independence is the only bond worth everything.” – Ernest Hemingway
40. “Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
41. “The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.” – Thomas Jefferson
42. “Liberty is to the collective body what health is to every individual body.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
43. “Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards. They did not fear political change. They did not exalt order at the
44. cost of liberty.” – Louis D. Brandeis
45. “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
46. not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink, you want more.” – Maya Angelou
47. “Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” – Moshe Dayan
48. “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” – William Havard
49. “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw
50. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
51. “The history of free men is never really written by chance, but by choice; their choice!” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
52. “Independence is a splendid thing. It has its value. But there can be no independence without a large share of interdependence. We are
53. not only dependent on one another, we are dependent on the world.” – U Thant
54. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
55. “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” – George Washington
56. “Independence is a condition of your mind, and it must be earned every day.” – Indira Gandhi
57. “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” – Pope John Paul II
58. “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply,
59. perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” – George Washington
60. “Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” – Lord Acton
61. “We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.” – Lech Walesa
62. “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw
63. “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
64. “The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.” – Thomas Jefferson
65. “Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
66. “Independence is the only bond worth everything.” – Ernest Hemingway
67. “Liberty is to the collective body what health is to every individual body.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
68. “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” – William Havard
69. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
70. “The history of free men is never really written by chance, but by choice; their choice!” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
71. “Independence is a splendid thing. It has its value. But there can be no independence without a large share of interdependence. We are
72. not only dependent on one another, we are dependent on the world.” – U Thant
73. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
74. “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” – George Washington
75. “Independence is a condition of your mind, and it must be earned every day.” – Indira Gandhi
76. “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” – Pope John Paul II
77. “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply,
78. perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” – George Washington
79. “Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” – Lord Acton
80. “We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.” – Lech Walesa
81. “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
82. not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink, you want more.” – Maya Angelou
83. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi
84. “Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my
85. religion is to do good.” – Thomas Paine
86. “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of
87. resistance.” – Woodrow Wilson
88. “Independence is a state of mind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
89. “Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” – Albert Camus
90. “Independence is earned through sacrifice and preserved through vigilance.” – Andrew Jackson