“I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey imposed sanctions on us, without waging a war. How would we survive under those circumstances?” WarStatesCircumstancesIndependentIndependenceIraqIranSyriaTurkeysSanctionsKurdsKurdish Author:Jalal Talabani
“Camping has become one of my most beloved pastimes. I take a fierce delight in swinging a pak o my back or into a canoe and heading for the hills or lakes. In my opinion, camping can be the greatest expression of free will, personal independence, innate ability, and resourcefulness possible today in our industrialized, urbanized existence. Regardless of how miserable or how splendid the circumstances, the sheer experience of camping seems a total justification for doing it.” SeemsTodayAbilityExistenceOpinionExpressionCircumstancesIndependenceDelightMiserableHillsBelovedLakesFree WillFierceJustificationSheerInnateSplendidHeadingsPastimeCampingResourcefulnessPersonal Independence Author:Anne LaBastille
“We must remember when we speak of the "negativism" of the toddler that this is also the child who is intoxicated with the discoveries of the second year, a joyful child who is firmly bound to his parents and his new-found world through ties of love. The so-called negativism is one of the aspects of this development, but under ordinary circumstances it does not become anarchy. It's a kind of declaration of independence, but there is no intention to unseat the government.” WorldYearsKindChildrenDoeGovernmentRememberFoundSpeakParentDevelopmentCircumstancesOrdinaryDiscoveryAspectIndependenceIntentionBoundsTiesAnarchyJoyfulDeclarationRemember WhenDeclaration Of IndependenceToddlerIntoxicatedTies Of Love Author:Selma Fraiberg
“Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, He had conferred on my beloved country in her emancipation and on myself in permitting me, under circumstances of mercy, to live to the age of 89 years, and to survive the fiftieth year of independence, adopted by Congress on the 4th of July 1776.” YearsCountryAgeJesusChristLordCircumstancesBlessingJesus ChristMercyIndependenceGratefulCongressBelovedAlmightyAdopted4th Of JulyOur LordJulyEmancipationAlmighty GodBeloved Country Author:Charles Carroll of Carrollton