Statue of Liberty | My Site 1

The Statue of Liberty represents our long-held belief that our Nation is unique in the world in that can be the home for people. seeking freedom from tyranny and despair.

The poem inscribed at the base of the Statue provides a perspective of what we understand is our place in the world.

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty