At the Statue of Liberty’s dedication on Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland said something that bears repeating: “We are not here today to bow before the representation of a fierce and war-like ...
A WOMAN IN ROBES BEARING THE LIGHT OF REASON HAD STOOD FOR LIBERTY SINCE CLASSICAL TIMES. I WAS RUMORED ALL OVER FRANCE THAT THE STATUE WAS MODELED AFTER THE FACE OF BARTHOLDI'S MOTHER AND THE ...