>>52746786It's a Statue of Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty in New York and the smaller one in France are both facing westward (the direction of progress) and holding a torch upwards (a symbol of her lighting a path towards the direction of progress), both statues are also seen taking a step, implying they are in mid-march towards a destination westward. A Roman Goddess was chosen to reflect the Republican attidutes of Classical Liberal Revolutionary thinkers from America and France. France is Americas oldest ally and the statue was meant to be a reflection of their shared interest in classical liberalism. Stop getting your history from /pol/
