What does Liberty Equality and Fraternity mean?

Answer 1

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" is the French motto which came about around the time of the French Revolution. Liberty represents freedom, a word that has many meanings; firstly it can stand for being able to make ones own decisions freely and having the opportunity to be able to express ones own beliefs without fear (I could continue thus for a while but I'm sure you get the idea). To be physically and/or legally free is different, and involves being free from confinment servitude or forced labor. Equality can stand for being equal in law and so to maintain a sameness of rules, status, rights, respect, oppotunities and privilidges, that must be applied to all. Fraternity is a word associated with the idea of community, which is a body of people that share a common interest or purpose, such as a guild. It is also associated with brother/sisterhood and having/working/fitting/producing something together as a group. Also, a fraternity can be recognised as a group viewed as a forming a distinct segment of society. I hope that helped you a bit. And I have more to say if needed! :P

Answer 2

Liberty means freedom. During the French Revolution this meant to be rid of their monarchs which the French then saw as tyranny's. Equality means that everyone should have the same rights. During the French Revolution this meant to get rid of the class system which caused the nobility and clergy to enjoy a lot of privileges while the poor people had nothing.

Answer 3

LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY was the motto of the French Revolution and represented the three key aims of the revolution. The word "liberty" represented all of the economic, social, and political freedoms that the French people wanted. The word "equality" represented the end of the rigid classist system that was the estates. The word "fraternity" represented the unity of the French people and French culture as opposed to more divisive feudalistic view of regional autonomy in France.