Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Also known as Liberty, equality, fraternity, Freedom, equality, brotherhood, Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality
national motto of France and Haiti
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"Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) is the national motto of France and Haiti, expressing core values of freedom, equal rights, and human solidarity. It matters because it represents a foundational commitment to these principles in the national identity and governance of both countries.
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A propaganda poster from 1793 representing the French First Republic with the slogan "Unity and Indivisibility of the Republic. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death", together with symbols such as tricolour flags, phrygian cap and gallic rooster
Liberté, égalité, fraternité ( French pronunciation: [libɛʁte eɡalite fʁatɛʁnite]; French for 'liberty, equality, fraternity', Latin: Libertas, aequalitas, fraternitas; Haitian Creole: Libète, egalite, fratènite), is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto. Although its origins can be traced to the French Revolution, it was then only one motto among several popularized by revolutionaries and was not institutionalized until the Third Republic at the end of the 19th century. Debates concerning the compatibility and order of the three terms began at the same time as the Revolution. It is also the motto of the Grand Orient and the Grande Loge de France. During the German occupation of France during World War II, the collaborationist independent French State adopted the variation "travail, famille, patrie", French for "work, family, country".