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As Frederick Douglass once wrote of personal freedom, "...there can be no independence without a large share of self-dependence, and this virtue cannot be bestowed. It must be developed from within."

From Salon • May 17, 2025

She says that the video presents a display of exploration and self-dependence.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2014

But Mill went on to explain why such aid is sometimes necessary: Energy and self-dependence are, however, liable to be impaired by the absence of help, as well as by its excess.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2012

He said growing and selling food had given him an improved sense of self-dependence.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011

The days of children are happier, schoolrooms are more cheerful, and one day they will be educated so as to fit them for self-dependence and the duties of daily life.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob