The Statue was a gift trussed by friendship and girded with ideals and common goals to anchor a bridge across the expanse of a vast ocean. These ideas are Universal and are dictated by the necessity of each man and woman to live his/her life with dignity.
The seven-speared diadem that defines the crown represents the seven seas that hug the shores of the seven continents of the World.
Her torch illuminates the path towards enlightenment where knowledge is nurtured by empathy and understanding.
Emma Lazarus under the wake of the ferry. . .
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"