which country gifted 'Statue of liberty' to america and WHY ?
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It was a gift from France t ocommorate the 100th anniversary of the United States, Frederic Bartholdi was the designer and the Statue was dedicated in 1886.  It was gifted as the result of our help in any war but as a thanks to the beacon we were seen as, espceially with the French Revolution following in the footsteps of the American Revolution (which they helped us win).
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William Penn  founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a United States of Europe, "European Dyet, Parliament or Estates. Before moving to America, Penn owned ironworks in the Kent village of Hawkhurst.
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I would say America.  Europe is pretty cool about things.  Thats mainly with my experience though.
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It means liberty welcomes the downtrodden citizens from nations that oppress their citizens.  (This saying is found on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty.)  Because our nation was born of oppression by an Empirical government from which our founding fathers sacrificed dearly to be free of.  Note:  It does not mean send us your criminals, your mentally ill, and all those types of citizens that pollute your society.  It is meant to encourage hard working people an opportunity to live under their own authority as much as possible.
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The destination was North America... are you asking about the point of origin?
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Here is a Statue of Liberty facts page:\n\nhttp://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm\n\nThe text of the sonnet by Emma Lazarus is near the bottom of the page, along with a picture of the bronze plaque itself.
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It is a silly question  No one discovered the United States.  The United States is a political construct.  North America was discovered by John Cabot (I think), leaving aside the Vikings and Basque fishermen.  \n\nColumbus discovered the Caribbean.
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We are a freedom loving nation that was founded on morals and uses that base to help the rest of the world out of problems. The government is strong and is decided by its people. We have resolved many conflicts around the world without them escalating and give billions of dollars and aid to almost any country that asks for it. My short answer, based on those facts, is yes, The United States of America is the greatest country on earth and I am proud to live and serve such a nation.
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I don't think we hate France at all.  I think we pity them because they are obviously unable to defend themselves.  What purpose does it serve us to hate them?\n\nThe Statue of Liberty is an American icon ~ perhaps one of THE most important and meaningful ones.  Millions have passed through Ellis Island and obtained legal citizenship.  To tear down a gift such as that would not only be unbelievably and irreparably discourteous to France, it would be the destruction of vital history and a disgrace upon the face of our Nation.
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THE STATUE OF LIBERTY ! OR IS IT ?\nActually am sitting here listening to Jackson Browne singing Lives In the Balance !\nAnd Thinking,What the heck !
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_america\nPlease click the above link to know in detail.
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And America gives billions of dollars and help all over the world too. Children and fine people died on 9-11. What country are you in? Did you get my tax dollars?
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Without a doubt.  America.  The USA.  no question.\n\nIt is not the Babylon located in Iraq. During Desert Storm so many books came out saying that Babylon was the answer – this was it and I said absolutely not because I believe the Babylon of Isaiah 18, Jeremiah 50 and 51, Revelation 18 happen to depict the United States of America and you wouldn't understand that now unless you studied my video on this subject thoroughly. Listen to me, first of all, it is the last of the super powers to come into existence in Jeremiah 50:12. That was 1776. We are some of the latest in history. Baghdad and Iraq has been here for centuries. Secondly, it is a nation of tremendous wealth in Jeremiah 51:7 and that wealth is lost in Revelation 18:10, 17, and 19. Thirdly, it is a nation that has a tremendous amount of missiles and atomic weaponry so that it can shoot into the heavens and use her missiles globally and that is Jeremiah 51:53 and 58. But here is some of the most exhilarating evidence ever Isaiah 18:1. “Woe unto the land shattering with wings which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia.” The symbol of the United States of America is a great eagle with outspread wings. But, John Allen Watson a great geographer sent  page after page documenting this and he took the rivers of Ethiopia going southward and found 14 of them and a ocean to be crossed that came out in Oregon and continuing south ward went through Canada and back to Israel and Ethiopia. He proved to me that it was the United States of America.
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Oh, great question.\n\n1. The Statue of Liberty\n2. The kindness of regular working people\n3. The Grand Ol' Opry & country music\n4. Great authors and composers\n5. The Mississippi River\n6. Oprah\n7. Dixieland music and soul food\n8. The Appalachian Trail\n9. Mount Rushmore\n10.The Amish community who reached out to help the family of the gunman\n\nI'm Canadian, and I disagree with baniban. We aren't jealous or thinking we're smarter. Good grief! Both countries are great in many ways. Congratulations on your election... looks like your wish came true.
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United States, Britain, and Germany
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Well, I believe it was the Santa Maria that landed first, although really the first colonies date back to the 1600's.\n\nAmerica was founded, by the best minds of Europe of the time, who hated the oligarchy, and wanted to found a new nation, on different principles, to defeat the idea of "empire".  { "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created Equal, and are endowed by their Creator, with certain Inalienable Rights...."}\n\nThe United States of America, shares a common tradition and culture with all of South America, in that we do not tolerate oligarchies in this hemisphere.\n\nIt is unfortunate, that in today's modern day, that there are those in America, who forget their heritage, and who also refuse to take responsibility for creating the economic conditions of misery, in many parts of the world ("Free Trade", "globalization", NAFTA, etc, which helped to create the maquiladoras, etc. which has led to a jump in immigration from nations in South America!), which is why so many risk death, to seek a better life.
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This is a funny question, because it's not a question but rather a statement.\n\nBehind the Statue of Liberty lies a city that was plane-bombed by terrorists. Anyone who continues to harbor the illusion of superiority must be living in a cave far away from TV, radio, film and newspapers. oh god!