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 If you can look into the seeds of time
 And say which grain will grow and which will not,
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 If you can look into the seeds of time
 And say which grain will grow and which will not,
  Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear
   Your favors nor your hate. 
 Injustice in the end produces independence.
 [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.]  
 Injustice in the end produces independence.
 [Fr., L'injustice a la fin produit l'independance.] 
 . . . but while
 I breathe Heaven's air, and Heaven looks down on me,
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 . . . but while
 I breathe Heaven's air, and Heaven looks down on me,
  And smiles at my best meanings, I remain
   Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul. 
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
All we ask is to be let alone.
All we ask is to be let alone.
The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.
The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.
He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.
He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.