Independence Mountain

Famous quotes containing the words independence and/or mountain:

“To drive men from independence to live on alms, is itself great cruelty.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

“Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
—Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)