Independence Movement

Famous quotes containing the words independence and/or movement:

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

“I’m real ambivalent about [working mothers]. Those of use who have been in the women’s movement for a long time know that we’ve talked a good game of “go out and fulfill your dreams” and “be everything you were meant to be.” But by the same token, we want daughters-in-law who are going to stay home and raise our grandchildren.”
—Erma Bombeck (20th century)