Independence Day

Famous quotes containing the words independence and/or day:

“In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but be appointed for not more than seven years. The people would always re-elect the good judges.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

“This day died a man with much wit and very little judgment.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)