Primary Source
Solemn Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty
Annotation
Toned down and transformed from her revolutionary past, the Statue stands for liberty, even without a pike and a Phrygian cap. Furthermore, the Statue, a gift from France and a marvel of engineering, still connotes revolution because of the identification between France and revolutionary notions.
This source is a part of the Legacies of the Revolution source collection.