Pearl S. Buck Quotes

If our fathers, in 1776, had acknowledged the principle that a majority had the right to rule the minority, we should never have become a nation; for they were in a small minority, as compared with those who claimed the right to rule over them.

We can't have a freedom struggle without free choice.

No new state is ever fully ready for independence ..

Rome shall not rule America.

I'm not making any secret of the fact I still believe in independence. We'll continue to argue the case.

This is the 21st century, and you cannot hold a nation captive against their will.

If Hong Kong could exercise democratic self-governance under the sovereignty of China, it would not be necessary for us to take this step on the path toward independence.

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

The attainment of national independence is to me a search for truth.

Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.

Taiwan is democratic.

As a boy, the very words 'Liberty Bell' and 'Independence Hall' fired my imagination and made a profound and lasting impression on my mind. Throughout my struggle to secure national freedom for China, I have continuously dreamed of the day when she would assume the full stature of an independent, democratic nation.

What our men and women in uniform are doing is providing for the Iraqi people and other surrounding nations the opportunity to see, to taste and to experience the democracy that equals freedom and ultimately justice.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

I'm standing for real freedom.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.

Empire and liberty.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.

And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now.

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.

I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty.

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.