I admired her independence and her spunk.

我敬佩她的独立精神和她的勇气。

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As I was growing up, I remember being carefully taught that independence not interdependence was everything.

在我成长的过程中，我记得有人用心教导我，最重要的事是独立而不是相互依赖。

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That's why I won't accept any attempts to undermine the independence of this agency.

这就是为什么我不会容忍任何破坏这一机构的独立性的企图。

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And there was resistance to the temptation in Washington to turn these things into political talking points, but allow them instead to be more organic and focused on the substance -- and not just on fiscal issues, as I said, but immigration reform, gun violence, energy independence, education -- the whole range of issues that are the President's priorities and they also happen to be the American people's priorities.

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However, we were hoping for something more dramatic following the huge march for independence in September - a march I joined.

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I've seen firsthand that spirit of independence and spirit of self-reliance.

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