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Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette

Born

in Chavaniac, Auvergne, France

September 06, 1757

Died

May 20, 1834

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, often referred to as General Lafayette in America, was a prominent figure in both the American and French Revolutions of the later 18th century.

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Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 67 ratings · 7 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2004 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs Of General Lafayette 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1825 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution, Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790: Volume I, December 7, 1776 - March 30, 1778 by Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette, Stanley J. Idzerda, Roger E. Smith (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution, Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790: Volume II, April 10, 1778 - March 20, 1780 by Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette, Robert R. Crout (Editor), Stanley J. Idzerda (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters of the Founders: The Correspondence between General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette Volume 1 October, 1777 – March, 1781 by Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette, George Washington it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Correspondance in 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A letter of Marquis de La Fayette 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Facsimile of letter from] General Lafayette to David Ruggles 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoires, Correspondance Et Manuscrits Du General Lafayette. Volume 4 of 6 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.”
― Marquis De Lafayette

tags: american-revolution, government, liberty, rights, sacred

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“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”
― Marquis De Lafayette

tags: american-revolution, battle, humanity, inspiration, liberty, revolution

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“The happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind; she is destined to become the safe and venerable asylum of virtue, of honesty, of tolerance, and quality and of peaceful liberty.”
― Marquis De Lafayette

tags: america, american-revolution, freedom, humanity, liberty, patriotism

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