…the leaders of an independent Scotland will be only too happy to trade away that independence in return for admission to the fleshpots of Brussels for themselves and their families, goes without saying; they have the example of Westminster to copy.
The fate of America is already decided — Behold her independent beyond recovery. — But will She be free and happy?
Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren't free but I'm sure they enjoyed fireworks
If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on.
The pleasures of self-approbation, together with the right cultivation of all our pleasures, require individual independence. Without independence men cannot become either wise, or useful, or happy.
He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt.
The "pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence didn't mean radical individualism. It meant the pursuit of virtue.
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to everyone.
He alone is great and happy who fills his own station of independence, and has neither to command nor to obey.