She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

because you read the Bill of Rights, for example, The Declaration of Independence, citizens have a duty to put a new government if it is not serving well the people.

举个例子，如果你读《人权法案》,或者《独立宣言》,如果政府不够尽责,公民有权支持一个新的政府。

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They got Mexico to agree to recognize the independence of Texas, but only if Texas agreed not to join the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Robin: The problem at its roots is that large parts of the South want to have very large amounts of autonomy if not independence and this is not acceptable to the authorities in Khartoum.

BBC: Sudan - should we do more?

That is not independence.

BBC: John Swinney and Alistair Darling

It was his loyalty, not his independence, that qualified him for the top job.

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