Independence
Finland declared independent December 6, 1917. Earlier Finland was an autonomous part of Russia (1809–1917) or part of Sweden (1253–1808).
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Famous quotes containing the word independence:
“The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.”
—Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945)
“To drive men from independence to live on alms, is itself great cruelty.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)