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| | Liberty As A Woman |
 | | The Roman Republic built a temple to Libertas, the Goddess of Liberty, on Aventine Hill, and her face appeared on the denarius silver coin -- according to the Bible, the denarius was a day's pay for a laborer. |
 | | Liberty Leading the People, displayed at the Louvre museum, shows a strong woman with bare breasts, holding a musket in her left hand and the French flag in her right hand, walking amidst the bodies of fallen revolutionaries. |
 | | For millions of people escaping tyranny and seeking a better life, Lady Liberty, as the Statue of Liberty came to be called, has been one of the first things they see in America, and Lazarus' immortal words still express the American dream of achieving liberty and peace. |
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