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the art of needing no one, which is itself a kind of lie
means The state of being free from outside control, support, or reliance — able to govern, fund, or sustain yourself on your own terms.
from From Latin 'in-' (not) plus 'dependere' (to hang from), so at its root it literally means 'not hanging off something else' — a cousin of 'pendant' and 'pending,' all swinging from that same Latin 'pendere,' to hang. The word reached English through French 'indépendance' around the 17th century, hanging onto nothing as it came.
- declaration timing
- signed mostly in August, not July fourth
- word origin
- coined to deny dependence, defined by what it isn't
- hidden cost
- freedom from others means doing everything yourself
- global tally
- most nations gained it within the last century
- financial sense
- means owning your time, not just your money
american independence — declared july 4, 1776 by thirteen colonies from british rule
indian independence — august 15, 1947 when india gained freedom from british empire
cuban independence — may 20, 1902 when cuba became independent from spain and usa