Liberté, égalité, fraternité, is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto. Although its origins can be traced to the French Revolution, it was th
A propaganda poster from 1793 representing the French First Republic with the slogan "Unity and Indivisibility of the Republic. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death", together with symbols such as tricolour flags, phrygian cap and gallic rooster
Text displayed on a 1793 placard announcing the sale of expropriated property (biens nationaux). Soon after the Revolution, the motto was often written as "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death". "Death" was later dropped for being too strongly associated with the Reign of Terror and excesses of the Revolution.
An Alsatian sign, 1792: Freiheit Gleichheit Brüderlichk. od. Tod ("Liberty Equality Fraternity or Death") Tod den Tyranen ("Death to Tyrants") Heil den Völkern ("Long Live the Peoples")
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
…for 'liberty, equality, fraternity', Latin: Libertas, aequalitas, fraternitas; Haitian Creole: Libète, egalite, fratènite), is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto. Although its origins can be traced to the French Revolution, it was then only one…
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