30 4th of July Quotes that Honor Freedom and Independence

Looking for 4th of July quotes to inspire you and get you into the spirit to honor America’s Independence Day?

The 4th of July is a day for Americans to celebrate our freedom, independence, and togetherness. It’s a day for us to recognize how blessed we are to live in “the land of the free.”

So to help you celebrate, we’ve put together these 4th of July quotes to honor our freedom and independence.

 

4th of July Quotes to Celebrate Our Freedom and Independence

 

1.) “Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.” – Ronald Reagan

 

2.) “The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.” – Adrian Cronauer

 

3.) “America means opportunity, freedom, power.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

4.) “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” – William Faulkner

 

5.) “I love my freedom. I love my America.” – Jessi Lane Adams

 

6.) “The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride, and history.” – Mike Fitzpatrick

 

7.) “Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” – George Bernard Shaw

 

8.) “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire

 

9.) “Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That’s the greatness of this country.” – Rafael Cruz

 

10.) “Independence now and forever!” – Daniel Webster

 

11.) “We’re blessed with the opportunity to stand for something—for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.” – Ronald Reagan

4th of July Quotes about liberty and rights

12.) “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

13.) “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” – Benjamin Franklin

 

14.) “Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” – Louis D. Brandeis

 

15.) “I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.” – Rosa Parks

 

16.) “From every mountainside. Let Freedom ring.” ― Samuel F. Smith

 

17.) “With freedom comes responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

 

18.) “Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.” – Hillary Clinton

4th of July Quotes about freedom

19.) “I love my freedom. I love my America.” – Jessi Lane Adams

 

20.) “Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.” – Ronald Reagan

 

21.) “Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” – Albert Camus

 

22.) “May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely than this our own country!” – Daniel Webster

 

23.) “America, to me, is freedom.” – Willie Nelson

 

24.) “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

25.) “The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

26.) “Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” – Kahlil Gibran

 

27.) “Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.” – Marquis de Lafayette

 

28.) “We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what’s in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.” – President Barack Obama

 

29.) “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” – President George Washington

 

30.) “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
– United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

No matter how you’re celebrating this festive summer holiday, we hope these 4th of July quotes will leave you feeling inspired, independent and patriotic.

But even as we celebrate this Fourth of July, and enjoy the summer, let’s not forget about our shared American history and the significance of the day.

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