Definition of Independence

Independence The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. Related Definitions: Being, By, Comfortable, Control, Dependence, Direction, Exemption, For, Freedom, From, Independent, Interference, Livelihood, Maintenance, Of, On, One, Or, Own, Quality, Reliance, State, Sufficient, The, Without

Independence Quotations A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks. Thomas Jefferson You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. Abraham Lincoln Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end. Walt Disney There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail. Will Rogers True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Franklin D. Roosevelt Injustice in the end produces independence. Voltaire The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. John Adams If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability. Henry Ford The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves. Walt Whitman The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. Harry S. Truman

Independence Translations independence in Norwegian is uavhengighet independence in Spanish is independencia