égalité
Americannoun
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"Are 'liberté, égalité, fraternité' out of fashion?," wrote parliament speaker You Si-kun on social media, referring to France's motto of "liberty, equality, fraternity".
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
"Are 'liberté, égalité, fraternité' out of fashion?," he wrote, referring to the official French motto of "liberty, equality, fraternity".
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
“But France is a country where equality — namely ‘liberté, égalité and fraternité’ — is very important, dating all the way back to the Revolution,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
“We stand together, shoulder to shoulder, precisely to be entitled to say at the same time ‘We the People’ and ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité,’” Mr. Macron said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Upon all the public buildings, the public offices, and many others, is written in large characters—Unité indivisibilité de la république, liberté, égalité, fraternité, ou la mort; but in general the last word is rubbed out.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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