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“Liberté, égalité, fraternité” – The Bucks’ New Motto and Secret to Success?

Elles porteront sur leur poitrine ces mots gravés : LE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS, & au-dessous : LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ. Les mêmes mots seront inscrits sur leurs drapeaux, qui porteront les trois couleurs de la nation.)

Translated: “On their uniforms engraved these words: FRENCH PEOPLE, & below: LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY. The same words are inscribed on flags which bear the three colors of the nation.”

At this point, your question might be this: what does a speech made by an 18th century French revolutionary have to do with the Milwaukee Bucks? It’s a fair question, and my answer.