The very first lesson should be to lose our dependency and t... - Marquis de Lafayette

"The very first lesson should be to lose our dependency and to go forward independently."

Marquis de Lafayette

Military General, Revolutionary French 1757–1834

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

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