Up Next
Back to Show
The Statue of Liberty
Self-Evident Truth
Inscribed on the Statue Of Liberty is “JULY IV MDCCLXXVI” — the date of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. In this document, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:00
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge