The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. - John Adams The two most sacred documents known to man are the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. Better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by violent death than a word of either should be violated in this country. - Geraldine Brooks Just a month after the completion of the Declaration of Independence, at a time when he delegates might have been expected to occupy themselves with more pressing concerns -like how they were going to win the war and escape hanging- Congress quite extraordinarily found time to debate business for a motto for the new nation. (Their choice, E Pluribus Unum, "One from Many", was taken from, of all places, a recipe for salad in an early poem by Virgil.) - Bill Bryson I would have to have people totally committed to the Declaration of Independence and t...

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away. - Ellen Glasgow I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence. - Salma Hayek See you just don't understand women the way I do J.D. They want it all: a career apple martinis financial independence great shoes but at the same timeand this they'll never admitthey are drawn to patriarchal men who are dominant and controlling. That's the essence of the Darcy complex. He may be an asshole but he's an asshole that gets the girl in the end. - Julie James In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence. - Carl Spitteler

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. - John Adams All men are created equal. Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson and other great men. - Thomas Jefferson The two most sacred documents known to man are the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. Better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by violent death than a word of either should be violated in this country. - Geraldine Brooks Just a month after the completion of the Declaration of Independence, at a time when he delegates might have been expected to occupy themselves with more pressing concerns -like how they were going to win the war and escape hanging- Congress quite extraordinarily found time to debate business for a motto for the new nation. (Their choice, E Pluribus Unum, "One from Many", was taken from, of all places, a recipe for salad in an early poem...