Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Libert , galit , fraternit , French for Liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood), is the national motto of France, and is a typical example of a tripartite motto. Although it finds its origins in the French Revolution, it was then only one motto among others and was not really institutionalized until the Third Republic at the end of the 19th century. Debates concerning the compatibility and order of the three terms began as soon as the French Revolution.