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“The purpose of the state is really freedom.”
― Theological-Political Treatise
― Theological-Political Treatise
“Nothing forbids man to enjoy himself, save grim and gloomy superstition”
― Ethics
― Ethics
“To come under siege, he decided, was the inevitable fate of power.”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah
“The most meaningful namesake by far is Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House. Also known as Lafayette Park, this is the nation’s capital of protest, the place where we the people gather together to yell at our presidents. In each corner of this seven-acre park stands a statue of four of the most revered European officers who served in the Revolutionary War: Lafayette, Rochambeau, Steuben, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the Polish engineer whose defensive works contributed to the Continental Army’s victory at Saratoga.”
― Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
― Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
“Whether or not the United States has saved the world, it did save France a time or two. When the American Expeditionary Forces commanded by General John J. Pershing came to the aid of France during World War I, they marched into Paris on July 4, 1917, heading straight for Picpus Cemetery. Colonel Charles E. Stanton, whose uncle had been Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war, addressed the French people while standing before Lafayette’s tomb. “America has joined forces with the Allied Powers,” he said, “and what we have of blood and treasure are yours. Therefore it is that with loving pride we drape the colors in tribute of respect to this citizen of your great republic. And here and now, in the presence of the illustrious dead, we pledge our hearts and our honor in carrying this war to a successful issue. Lafayette, we are here.” •”
― Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
― Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
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