The statue of liberty represents, in the short run, freedom, the hope of a better world, the struggle against oppression, Americanism, a symbol of sculpture, and Franco-American friendship, and today that means It means The inscription on the tablet of the statue is July 4, 1776 ("JULY IV MDCCLXXVI"), the day of the declaration of independence of the United States, an obvious symbol to the glory of the Americans. The statue has at its feet a broken chain of slavery, symbol of freedom.
