Symbols
- Tricolour – the flag of the Republic, consisting of three vertical stripes, blue, white, and red.
- Fleur-de-lys – the lily, emblem of the Bourbon monarchy.
- Phrygian cap – symbol of liberty and citizenhood
- The "Marseillaise" – the republican anthem.
- The "Ça ira" – the militant sans–culottes anthem
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Famous quotes containing the word symbols:
“As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness!”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“If the Americans, in addition to the eagle and the Stars and Stripes and the more unofficial symbols of bison, moose and Indian, should ever need another emblem, one which is friendly and pleasant, then I think they should choose the grapefruit. Or rather the half grapefruit, for this fruit only comes in halves, I believe. Practically speaking, it is always yellow, always just as fresh and well served. And it always comes at the same, still hopeful hour of the morning.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)