July 4th is fast approaching. So whether you plan on celebrating with a backyard BBQ or by watching your city’s fireworks show, these happy 4th of July quotes remind us what America’s Independence Day is all about.

From liberty quotes that inspire us to stand up for what’s right, like fighting against racism in the U.S., to freedom quotes that encourage us to stick together, these 75 inspirational and funny 4th of July quotes are all about the red, white and blue.

4th of July Quotes

1. “America is another name for opportunity.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

3. “It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” – John Adams

4. “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”— President Harry S. Truman

5. “Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” – John Dickinson

 

6. “America is a tune. It must be sung together.”— Gerald Stanley Lee

7. “I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” – Wendell L. Wilkie

8. “Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.”— Sinclair Lewis

9. “We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.” — Robert J. McCracken

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10. “Laughter is America’s most important export.”— Walt Disney

11. “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” — Barack Obama

12.“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”—Patrick Henry

13. “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln

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

15. “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

16. “My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans, one America.” – Val Saintsburt

17. “The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!” —Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

19. “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” —Edward Abbey

20.“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy

 

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