independence

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"I got my independence, and then I was able to fight for myself. And now I can fight for as many young people as possible."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence because it already sees itself as a sovereign nation.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Besides achieving the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of 2% inflation and maximum employment, an important matter for Kevin Warsh’s tenure as chairman is how he will support the central bank’s independence and enhance its accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Beijing has also been reluctant to issue import licenses for the H200 chips because they would prefer to develop their own technologies and retain independence on homegrown products.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

What’s more, as John Adams so nicely put it, “in Virginia all Geese are Swans,” meaning that Virginia’s elite genuinely believed that it had almost singlehandedly launched and led the war for independence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis