Equality Quote by Marquis de Lafayette

“Nature has made men free and equal. The distinctions necessary for social order are only founded on general utility.” quote by Marquis de Lafayette — Download Open image

“Nature has made men free and equal. The distinctions necessary for social order are only founded on general utility.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In my idea General Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.

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