Yahoo Movies Celebrate America's Birthday with These 4th of July Quotes
The 4th of July marks the perfect summer celebration. We're talking cookouts with friends, watching fireworks displays, and enjoying a sparkler cocktail. But between the pool parties or trips to the lake, you're bound to have a sense of pride for the U.S.A. For that, you'll be on the lookout for catchy 4th of July phrases or patriotic sayings to share with your friends on social media. These 4th of July quotes make the perfect 4th of July Instagram captions for your social media post, whether it be a poolside selfie or patriotic family photo.
We'll save you some time so you can get back to the party. Just post one of these quotes along with your photos on your story or timeline. With quotes from founding fathers to pop culture icons, you're sure to find one that fits your vibe. This list may even help you rediscover why America is worth celebrating this 4th of July. So, whip out the sparkles, festive desserts, and all things red, white and blue and post away! But, before the festivities begin don't forget to check out our 4th of July recipes, crafts and activities!
George Washington
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
Kahlil Gibran
"Life without liberty is like a body without spirit."
Robert Frost
"Freedom lies in being bold."
Nelson Mandela
"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."
Epictetus
"Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else."
Maya Angelou
"Independence is a heady draft, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is additive and with each drink you want more."
Herbert Hoover
"Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity."
Attributed to John Lennon
"Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly."
President Bill Clinton
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America."
Mark Twain
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."
Valerie Jarrett
"For change often seems impossible until it is inevitable. Just as we must own our lives, we must own our country. For, we, the people are ultimately in control of the America's story."
President Barack Obama
"In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it."
President John F. Kennedy
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them."
James Bryce
"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."
Sgt. Major Bill Paxton
"May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn't free."
Henry James
"I think patriotism is like charity — it begin as home."
Condoleezza Rice
"The essence of America that which really unites us, is not ethnicity or nationality or religion. It is an idea, and what an idea it is — that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
"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."
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
"Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be."
President John Adams
"It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other."
Sinclair Lewis
"Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved."
Lech Walesa
"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless."
Bob Dylan
"I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom."
Stephen Colbert
"It's 4th of July weekend, or as I call it, exploding Christmas."
Irving Berlin
"God Bless America, my home, sweet home."
President Herbert Hoover
"Freedom is the open window through which pours to sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"With freedom comes responsibility."
John Philip Sousa
"The red and white and starry blue is freedom's shield and hope."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"America is another name for opportunity"
William Faulkner
"We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation evermore!"
A. Philip Randolph
"Freedom is never given; it is won."
President Theodore Roosevelt
"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."
Adlai Stevenson
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
Phil Vassar
"Dreams can grow wild born inside an American child."
Willie Nelson
"America, to me, is freedom."
President Abraham Lincoln
"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."
President Ronald Reagan
"We're blessed with the opportunity to stand for something, for liberty and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to."
Johnny Cash
"On second thought, I do like to brag... 'Cause I'm pretty proud of the ragged old flag."
Zac Brown
"I thank God for my life, and for the stars and stripes."
George Bernard Shaw
"Liberty is the breath of life to nations."
Peter Marshall
"May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to do what is right."
Charles F. Browne
"We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots."
Alexander Hamilton, 'Hamilton'
"I'm just like my country - I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I am not throwing away my shot."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"From every mountainside let freedom ring."
Mac Thornberry
"No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July."
Louis C.K.
"America's a family. We all yell at each other, and it all works out."
Albert Einstein
"Everything that is really great and inspiring is creates by the individual who can labor in freedom."
Wendell L. Wilkie
"I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true."
Ron Swanson from 'Parks and Recreation'
"History began on July Fourth, 1776. Everything before that was a mistake."
Hillary Clinton
"Freedom is never granted it is earned by each generation."
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