Libertad Dando Luz al Mundo

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-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

-- Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)

The Statue of Liberty
at its unveiling
October 28, 1886,
amidst rain, fog and smoke
from naval gun salutes

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La justicia social no debería contradecir la justicia individual, ya sea en teoría o en práctica... Es bastante bajo el privarme del fruto de mi labor para el beneficio de otro individuo que no sudó mi sudor. Yo no considero eso justicia social. -- Walter Williams