Independence Quotes And Sayings

Independence means freedom from many things. Many nations around the world have fought and many people have died to achieve independence, and the USA is one of these countries. In the 1700s the founding fathers started a war to gain independence from Britain, so that Americans would be free to govern themselves and live as they chose. This is why a number of independence quotes discuss the American Revolutionary or are phrases that the founding fathers uttered or wrote. As children become adults they gain independence from their parents, and many seniors still retain this even in their later years. Some are born with independence granted automatically, others live in nations where this concept is not widespread and the population must depend on the government just to survive.