Hugo the Politician

Hugo the Politician

French workingmen, writes Korshak, became the "quintessential French liberty cap." During the Revolution the symbol proliferated-on plaques, furniture, tea sets, and atop the Declara- tion of the Rights of Man.
Unlike the first American coins, which eliminated the cap, the French versions maintained it. Today it remains a powerful symbol for the state on French coins and postage stamps. In the United States, says Korshak, the cap's "radical meaning" faded simply being forgotten....

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