50 Fourth of July Quotes to Honor America’s Independence

1. "Liberty has been planted here; and the more it is attacked, the more it grows and flourishes." - Samuel Sherwood

2. "Liberty is the breath of life to nations." - George Bernard Shaw

3. "Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement." - Nelson Mandela

4. “Liberty and independence forever.” — Davy Crockett

5. "I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true." - Wendell Willkie

6. "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy

7. "In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

8. "Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus

9. "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

10. "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

11. "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." - Abraham Lincoln

12. "Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity." - Herbert Hoover

13. "May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right." - Peter Marshall

14. "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America." - William J. Clinton

15. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” - Abraham Lincoln

16. "America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores. All kinds of people." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

17. "If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan

18. "Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." - Moshe Dayan

19. "We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid because freedom is priceless." - Lech Walesa

20. "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." - George Orwell

21. “America is a tune. It must be sung together.” - Gerald Stanley Lee

22. "The land of opportunity. You just need the right people and the right work ethic and you can accomplish anything." - Bob Poser

23. "America, for me, has been the pursuit and catching of happiness." - Aurora Raigne

24. “Happy 4th of July! This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let’s keep going.” - Ellen DeGeneres

25. “You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.” - Marsha P. Johnson

1. "Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man." - Ronald Regan

2. "Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it." - Germaine Greer

3. "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." - Elmer Davis

4. "The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks." - Samuel Adams

5. "Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have." - Harry Emerson Fosdick

6. "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." - Thomas Paine

7. "Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." - Calvin Coolidge

8. "We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it." - William Faulkner

9. “The legacy of brave men and women who have fought and died for their country is the freedom we enjoy as Americans.” - Lucian Adams

10. "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." - Thomas Paine

11. “I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American!” - Daniel Webster

12. “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” - Arthur Ashe

13. “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.” - Woodrow Wilson

14. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” - Benjamin Franklin

15. “That’s the promise of tomorrow — that in the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it.” - Barack Obama

16. "Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country." - Sinclair Lewis

17. “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” - Bob Marley

18. “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” - Barack Obama

19. "We're blessed with the opportunity to stand for something, for liberty and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to." - Ronald Reagan

20. “Patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary … A patriot shows their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.” - Jesse Ventura

21. “America is a tune. It must be sung together.” - Gerald Stanley Lee

22. “He who is brave is free.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

23. "The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred." - Adrian Cronauer

24. “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.” - Mark Twain

25. “The flag represents all the values and liberties Americans have and enjoy every day.” - Bill Shuster