We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty. Charles de Montesquieu

Our aim may be as high as the endless sky, but we should have a resolve in our minds to walk ahead, hand-in-hand, for victory will be ours. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future? Jawaharlal Nehru

Let freedom never perish in your hands. - Joseph Addison

We are Indians, firstly and lastly. B.R. Ambedkar

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living? Mahatma Gandhi

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis Waitley