Section: «Quotes»

A quotation (from Latin citare, citatum - to proclaim, to cite) is a verbatim excerpt from some text of someone's speech; the author's words, cited to support it with authority or simply to illustrate one's own expressed thought, or to criticize the quoted thought itself.
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”— Jawaharlal Nehru
©   Independence Day of India
“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life.”— Subhas Chandra Bose
©   Independence Day of India
“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.”— Bal Gangadhar Tilak
©   Independence Day of India
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”— Mahatma Gandhi
©   Independence Day of India
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”— Mahatma Gandhi
©   Independence Day of India
“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.”— George Bernard Shaw
©  Independence Day (USA)
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”— William Faulkner
©  Independence Day (USA)
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”— James Madison
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”— Herbert Hoover
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”— John F. Kennedy
©  Independence Day (USA)
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”— Thomas Jefferson
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”— Adlai Stevenson
©  Independence Day (USA)
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”— George Bernard Shaw
©  Independence Day (USA)
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”— Declaration of Independence, 1776
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”— Ronald Reagan
©  Independence Day (USA)
“The essence of America—what really unites us—is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion. It’s an idea.”— Condoleezza Rice
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”— Abraham Lincoln
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.”— Albert Camus
©  Independence Day (USA)
“Canada is the story of many journeys, shared as one.”— Al Purdy
©  Canada Day
“The land of Canada is a teacher.”— Richard Wagamese
©  Canada Day
“In Canada, we are not afraid of diversity; we live it.”— Farley Mowat
©  Canada Day
“To be Canadian is to be committed to fairness and peace.”— John Ralston Saul
©  Canada Day
“Canada is a place where you can dream big and belong.”— Michaëlle Jean
©  Canada Day
“A nation is not defined by its borders, but by the values of its people.”— Lester B. Pearson
©  Canada Day