Why do people call the statue of liberty the statue of liberty I mean it does not give liberty?
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It is a symbol of liberty which was designed to welcome immigrants to the United States.
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It's meant to celebrate the concept of liberty by personifying "liberty" as a woman whose torch welcomes people to the U.S.
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It's a symbol. A monument depicting the idea of Liberty. The preposition "of" might refer to: Location, origin, derivation, possession, qualities of the material something is made of, etc. http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OF
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The Lady herself is "Liberty", a symbolic figure of the abstract concept.
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It is a representation of liberty - it signifies it.
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Try telling that to the Irish?
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The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statue of Liberty's symbolism has grown to include freedom and democracy as well as this international friendship. It does not "give liberty" it signifies liberty and has for the thousands of Legal immigrants who came through the processing centers at Ellis Island.
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It's her name. as in Lady Liberty. A representation of the goddess Liberty. It's like the Statue of George Washington. The Statue does not give us George. :)
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It used to be the first thing the immigrants saw while being processed as Americans off the NY coast.
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