There are several phrases associated with the Statue of Liberty, but the most recognizable is "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This quote comes from Emma Lazarus' Sonnet, New Colossus, which she wrote for a fundraiser auction to raise money for the pedestal upon which the Statue of Liberty now sits. The poem did not receive much recognition and was quite forgotten after the auction.
The tablet which the Statue holds in her left hand reads, in Roman numerals, "July 4, 1776" the day of America's independence from Britain.
The Statute of Liberty is holding the tablet in her left hand. The tablet has roman numerals inscribed on it. The writing is July 4 1776.
The date of the Declaration of Independence JULY IV MDCCLXXVI
It is a tablet of law, representing the Declaration of Independence.
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it means the tablet of law
The Statue of Liberty holds the tablet in her left hand. She holds a torch high above her head with her right hand.
Steve Job's iPad 7
in her left hand
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7/4/1776........what else is on it?
The tablet of law, held in the Statue's left hand, has the date of American Independence July 4, 1776, written on it in Roman numerals (July IV, MDCCLXXVI)
The Statue of Libertyâ??s tablet is inscribed with the Roman numerals for Americaâ??s Independence Day. It is supposed to be a tablet that represents law.