Freedom or Death

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"Freedom or Death" is the historic national motto of Greece, symbolizing the struggle for independence and the willingness to sacrifice everything for liberty.

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Freedom or Death canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek national symbol
historical slogan
national motto
political slogan
appearsOn Greek flags of the War of Independence
Greek military insignia
Greek national symbols
associatedWithEvent Greek War of Independence
associatedWithPeriod 19th century
country Greece
culturalSignificance core expression of Greek national ethos
hasBinaryStructure freedom versus death
hasTheme liberty
national independence
resistance
sacrifice
ideology liberal nationalism
revolutionary patriotism
influenced later Greek patriotic slogans
meaning Freedom or Death self-link
mottoOf Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic

modern Greek state
originalForm Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος
originalLanguage Greek
relatedConcept martyrdom for freedom
national liberation
self-determination
symbolizes Greek national identity
resistance to oppression
struggle for independence
willingness to sacrifice everything for liberty
usedBy Filiki Eteria
Greek provisional governments during the War of Independence
Greek revolutionaries
usedInContext Greek national celebrations
commemorations of the Greek War of Independence
political speeches in Greece

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Flag of Greece mottoTranslation Freedom or Death
Greek Army hasMottoInEnglish Freedom or Death
Filiki Eteria motto Freedom or Death
Freedom or Death meaning Freedom or Death self-link