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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 timingsigned mostly in August, not July fourth
word origincoined to deny dependence, defined by what it isn't
hidden costfreedom from others means doing everything yourself
global tallymost nations gained it within the last century
financial sensemeans owning your time, not just your money