Statue of Justice built instead of Statue of Liberty?

Just as the tin says, what if Statue of Justice was built instead of OTL's statue?
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A better question is, why would Bartholdi want to build a statue of justice, and who in the USA and in France would pay for it ?

Well according to wikipedia (I know, I know...) "Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor, politician, and anti-slavery activist Édouard René de Laboulaye"

Well perhaps in this timeline he was inspired by someone else. Granted, I'm unable to pick a name right now, but I'm sure he would find someone.

Also, this picture I posted was just an example, she could look differently.
 
I wonder how they'd manage constructing the scales at the size of the Statue of Liberty?

I doubt this would change anything...
The Statue of Liberty is certainly reflective of a certain ethos which "Justice" doesn't quite do as well. No "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free..." sort of stuff. Not really as inviting to potential immigrants.
 
"Give me your gullible, your rich, your landed gentry asking to be sued."

Might actually be more meaningful, these days.

Seriously, you really think justice is a left-wing thing to beat the rich?

How about "Give me your oppressed, your downtrodden, your imprisoned masses unfairly detained"?
 
Incidentally, the one in London is pretty fetching:

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What about having the two statues, staring across the water at each other. Liberty and Justice for all!
 

Thande

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After looking at a picture of her, I wonder what I'm missing, that you say this... unless you mean a different statue, or a reference I'm missing.

I think he means that one of the major groups of immigrants coming across the Atlantic were Catholic Irish wanting to escape the rule of the Union, and Dublin Castle with its statue would be seen as a symbol of that Union's establishment, so they would look out on New York and have the sense that "nothing has changed, America is just as bad".
 
Seriously, you really think justice is a left-wing thing to beat the rich?

I'm not going to hurt my head trying to figure out how you came to that conclusion; I was merely taking a sarcastic pot-shot at current system, which seems to be addicted to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Other People's Money through Litigation." However, it occurs to me that by doing so I'm straying into territory more suited to the Chat Forum, rather than here, so I'll stop.
 
It does bring up the question of does one want Justice to be blind or not? Two different schools of thought are represented by the two similar but different statues shown.
 
I think he means that one of the major groups of immigrants coming across the Atlantic were Catholic Irish wanting to escape the rule of the Union, and Dublin Castle with its statue would be seen as a symbol of that Union's establishment, so they would look out on New York and have the sense that "nothing has changed, America is just as bad".
Well, in a lot of ways, they'd be right.
 

Thande

Donor
Well, in a lot of ways, they'd be right.

Naturally, but there's a difference between perception and reality. OTL the Catholic Irish back home didn't hear about the problems the emigrants preceding them had faced in New York, but they were certainly aware of the image of the Statue of Liberty rising over the ships as they sailed into the bay, and knowing it was instead something they associated with the Union would give some of those emigrants pause.
 
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