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Velib, a contraction of "velo" and "liberte," the French words for "bike" and "freedom", is the largest scheme of its kind in the world and has inspired similar bike-share efforts in cities across Europe.
Motoring 2009
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After she was liberated, the sign was -- the portrait was -- possibly the sign had said "liberte," which means "freed" past tense in French.
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It is the "liberte" in the French rallying cry: "Liberte, Fraternite, Egalite."
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We are all more or less devoted to 'liberte', 'egalite', and considerable
Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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We are all more or less devoted to 'liberte', 'egalite', and considerable
As We Were Saying Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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We are all more or less devoted to 'liberte', 'egalite', and considerable
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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It is still fun, though, and listening to the French prime minister wax poetic about “liberte, egalite, fraternite” is inspiring.
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But in 1791, the slaves of Haiti took to heart the cry of liberte, egalite, fraternite, from their masters over the water and started their own revolution.
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I had this idea for “bad romance/ revolution in France” and the “la la liberte” line, but he came up with lyrics for the song including “bread bread bread off with her head” and Herb and I reworked them to include more info....
Learning the French Revolution with Lady Gaga: Teachers sing history lessons Valerie Strauss 2010
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You may recall that two centuries ago, American revolutionaries were inspired by the French government, even though the French were less concerned about our liberte and more interested in stickin 'it to England.
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