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dipsydoodle

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34. Its misattributed / typo error.

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #31)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:21 PM

Feb 2014

Full Monty here :

Text displayed on a placard announcing the sale of biens nationaux (1793). Soon after the Revolution, the motto was sometime written as "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death". The "death" part was later dropped for being too strongly associated with the Reign of Terror.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libert%C3%A9,_%C3%A9galit%C3%A9,_fraternit%C3%A9

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14,000 Images of the French Revolution Released Online [View all] octoberlib Feb 2014 OP

Fantastic! cyberswede Feb 2014 #1

I thought so too. I don't know where to start! nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #2

Oooh, thanks. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #3

I know , me too. I told myself I'd stop at midnight. octoberlib Feb 2014 #6

LOL That's my goal as well. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #7

thanks. The French Revolution is what moves me more than any event Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2014 #4

I'm glad I posted it then! I'm a history buff and found it interesting. nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #8

Excellent timing. n/t Flying Squirrel Feb 2014 #5

I had the same thought, lol. nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #10

My favorite: edbermac Feb 2014 #9

+1 octoberlib Feb 2014 #11

k&r n/t RainDog Feb 2014 #12

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2014 #13

'Liberty' and 'Fraternity' cliffordu Feb 2014 #14

There's a great tattooist nearby. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #15

Well... cliffordu Feb 2014 #17

I'll take you there. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #18

Now we're talking..... cliffordu Feb 2014 #19

Do you have a license? In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #20

No license. Just the bicycle. cliffordu Feb 2014 #21

Not a problem. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #22

Shaw 'nuff, baby, shaw 'nuff cliffordu Feb 2014 #24

It'd make a great tattoo! nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #25

i oppose violence PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #16

I oppose violence too. It doesn't work. If we ever get to that point, any revolution would have octoberlib Feb 2014 #26

wow, wow, wow. thank you so much for posting. cali Feb 2014 #23

I was in the middle of a book about Robespierre, octoberlib Feb 2014 #28

Bookmarking for later! JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #27

Thanks! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #29

I would think there'd be lots of good stuff on Marie Antoinette. I haven't gotten that far yet. nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #32

Stamp with a skull and guillotines with the words “equality” and “fraternity” dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #30

When I copy and pasted this , I thought maybe part of the stamp wasn't included octoberlib Feb 2014 #31

Its misattributed / typo error. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #34

i love reading about the french revolution JI7 Feb 2014 #33

Nifty. Thanks for posting. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #35

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