HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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life, liberty, propert
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liberty, equality, fraternity
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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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no taxation without representation
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Detailed explanation-1: -A legacy of the Age of Enlightenment, the motto “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” first appeared during the French Revolution. Although it was often called into question, it finally established itself under the Third Republic.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the German occupation of France in World War II, this motto was replaced by the reactionary phrase “travail, famille, patrie” (work, family, fatherland) by Marshal Pétain, who became the leader of the new Vichy French government in 1940.
Detailed explanation-3: -Liberty cannot be divorced from equality; equality cannot be divorced from liberty, nor can liberty and equality be divorced from fraternity.
Detailed explanation-4: -In a speech on organizing the national guards in December 1790, Robespierre proposed that the words “The French people” and “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” should be emblazoned on uniforms and flags, but his suggestion was not adopted.
Detailed explanation-5: -Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was the motto of French Revolution.