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> [Ambition, as that passion is generally understood,- a strong desire to rise above others, to occupy the first place, - formed no part of Lafayette's character. In him the passion was nothing more than a constant and irresistible wish to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/ambition-as-that-passion-is-generally-understood-a-strong-desire-to/)

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## More by Marquis de Lafayette

> [May the friends of America rejoice! May her enemies be humbled and her censors silenced at the news of her noble exertions in continuance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/may-the-friends-of-america-rejoice-may-her-enemies-be-humbled-and-her/)

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> [The Huron and Iroquois forests are peopled by my friends; with me, the despots of Europe and their courts are the savages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/the-huron-and-iroquois-forests-are-peopled-by-my-friends-with-me-the/)

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> [The Emperor Napoleon, ascending gradually from his post of national magistrate to seat himself upon a throne without limits, seems to have wished to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/the-emperor-napoleon-ascending-gradually-from-his-post-of-national/)

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> [If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/if-the-liberties-of-the-american-people-are-ever-destroyed-they-will/)

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> [ If you were lost for America, there is nobody who could keep the army and the revolution \[going\] for six months. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/if-you-were-lost-for-america-there-is-nobody-who-could-keep-the-army/)

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> [I have found a unique opportunity to distinguish myself and to learn my trade. I am a general officer in the army of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/i-have-found-a-unique-opportunity-to-distinguish-myself-and-to-learn/)

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> [Let not ambition take possession of you; love the friends of the people, but reserve blind submission for the law and enthusiasm for liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/let-not-ambition-take-possession-of-you-love-the-friends-of-the/)

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> [In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/in-america-there-are-none-poor-and-none-even-that-can-be-called/)

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> [May the States be so bound to each other as forever to defy European politics. Upon that union, their consequence, their happiness, will depend.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/may-the-states-be-so-bound-to-each-other-as-forever-to-defy-european/)

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> [In my idea General Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/in-my-idea-general-washington-is-the-greatest-man-for-i-look-upon-him/)

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> [The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/the-king-knows-with-what-ardor-and-perseverance-i-have-at-all-times/)

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> [One time, I was given an essay topic: to describe a perfect horse, whom the mere sight of the rider's whip would make obedient.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/one-time-i-was-given-an-essay-topic-to-describe-a-perfect-horse-whom/)

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> [From an early period, I had the happiness to rank among the foremost in the American Revolution. In the affection and confidence of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/from-an-early-period-i-had-the-happiness-to-rank-among-the-foremost/)

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> [All that you are, all that I owe to you, justifies my love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/all-that-you-are-all-that-i-owe-to-you-justifies-my-love/)

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> [It was by a Maryland colonel in the year 1777 that the British received, in the gallant defense of an important fort, one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-lafayette/it-was-by-a-maryland-colonel-in-the-year-1777-that-the-british/)

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