Independence Day is a special day when we celebrate our country’s freedom. On this day, we remember the brave people who fought for our independence and the sacrifices they made. Quotes about Independence Day inspire us and remind us of the importance of freedom. They help us feel proud of our country and encourage us to work hard to keep it strong. As we celebrate Independence Day 2024, let’s read some meaningful quotes that remind us of the value of our independence and the responsibilities that come with it.
- “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- “You give me blood, I will give you freedom!” – Subhas Chandra Bose
- “Inquilab Zindabad!” – Bhagat Singh
- “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “A country’s greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race.” – Sarojini Naidu
- “Jai Hind!” – Subhas Chandra Bose
- “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.” – Albert Einstein
- “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Let new India arise out of peasants’ cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.” – Swami Vivekananda
- “We are Indians, firstly and lastly.” – B. R. Ambedkar
- “The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.” – Lal Bahadur Shastri
- “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high…” – Rabindranath Tagore
- “If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins.” – Chandra Shekhar Azad
- “Give me liberty or give me death.” – Patrick Henry
- “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover
- “Our nation is like a tree of which the original trunk is Swarajya and the branches are Swadeshi and boycott.” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- “Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.” – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- “True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.” – Brigham Young
- “Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore
- “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
- “If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud.” – Bhagat Singh
- “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India.” – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- “A nation’s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.” – Indira Gandhi
- “Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” – Moshe Dayan
- “India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfill her dreams.” – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- “The shots that hit me are the last nails to the coffin of the British rule in India.” – Lala Lajpat Rai
- “Citizenship consists in the service of the country.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins.” – Chandra Shekhar Azad
- “A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” – Bob Dylan
- “We are Indians, firstly and lastly.” – B. R. Ambedkar
- “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” – B. R. Ambedkar
- “The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure. The kingdom of heaven is within us but only pure heart can see the king!” – Bhagat Singh
- “It is easy to kill individuals, but you cannot kill the ideas. Great empires crumbled, while the ideas survived.” – Bhagat Singh
- “We must be the change we wish to see.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
- “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.” – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- “Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power.” – Vallabhbhai Patel
- “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – offer it. Life is love – enjoy it.” – Sai Baba
- “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
