Glamtush has highlighted 10 powerful independence day quotes from prominent men like Mandela, Gandhi, Roosevelt, and others to celebrate Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary.
- Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. – Nelson Mandela
- This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. – Elmer Davis
- Independence means… enjoying the freedom and empowering others too to let them do so. – Vikrmn
- Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it – George Bernard Shaw
- In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living? – Mahatma Gandhi
- Enjoy the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies! – Joseph Hopkinson
- Freedom lies in being bold. – Robert Frost
- Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life. – Bob Marley
- Freedom is the atmosphere in which humanity thrives. Breathe it in. – Richelle E. Goodrich