content: Account Deleted By User I always hated that "Give me your tired and poor..." plaque on the SOL. It probably comes to no surprise to any of you that this quote was from Emma Lazarus, an American judess, and was added to the statue in 1903, 17 years after the dedication.  There is good read to be had here under the Fundraising section. As I understand what sub I'm posting to, I'll leave this link to highlight the humor of it all.