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)

“Let the light be called Day so that men may grow corn or take busses.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)