Marquis de Lafayette

"Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country."

"My heart is fully American."

"Since the idea of liberty illuminates the world, let us march forward."

"I am not a king. I am nothing but a citizen."

"The officer who always conforms to the rules will never accomplish anything."

"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody."

"Whenever I enter a new country, I have already become a citizen of that country."

"The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought."

"Fidelity and love are the foundations of friendship."

"We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice."

"The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."

"Circumstances have led me to view the world with some disdain."

"Let us not be idle."

"I am but an American citizen, traveling through other countries."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

"The art of successful management is not to make yourself indispensable."

"I have always been of the opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded."

"The true spirit of a nation will triumph in the long run."

"I would rather have a little liberty than a lot of slavery."

"Friendship is the union of the human heart and mind."

"In the cause of freedom and humanity, it is not enough to speak."

"The basis of a democratic state is liberty."

"I know that I am mortal and temporal, but when I look at the stars, I feel eternal."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts."

"We must either lead or follow in the affairs of nations."

"Age has not lessened my love of Liberty."

"I am never discouraged by the difficulty of the enterprise."

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."

"I shall always be French, even though I am an American."