Quotes on Inspiring Independence Day

How can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master's bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, not my obedience. Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me to do what he wanted done.

For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls.

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

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.

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free.

India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.

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

From every mountain side, Let freedom ring.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?