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The Statue of Liberty as seen from the front in 2024, with pedestal and base visible. Source: AskALotl/Wikipedia/commons.wikimedia.org
The plaque inside the base of the Statue of Liberty with the sonnet, “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. It was unveiled in 1903. Photo Source: National Park Service Poem Originated from Emma Lazarus U.S. National Park Service Source: https://www.nps.

The Statue of Liberty

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 ...

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