Famous quotes containing the words independent, speech and/or recognition:
“Miltons the prince of poetsso we say;
A little heavy, but no less divine:
An independent being in his day”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (17881824)
“The less sophisticated of my forbears avoided foreigners at all costs, for the very good reason that, in their circles, speaking in tongues was commonly a prelude to snake handling. The more tolerant among us regarded foreign languages as a kind of speech impediment that could be overcome by willpower.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)
“The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States.”
—Herbert Hoover (18741964)
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