Independence Recognized

Famous quotes containing the words independence and/or recognized:

    We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.
    —Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689–1755)

    I was going to get myself recognized at any price. ...If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness. ...
    Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)