“What safety is there, in a country where Robespierre is a sage, Danton an honest man, and Marat a God?” SocietyIgnoranceMoralityLafayette Author:Marquis de Lafayette
“Till the hour when the trump of the Archangel shall sound to announce that Time shall be no more, the name of Lafayette shall stand enrolled upon the annals of our race, high on the list of the pure and disinterested benefactors of mankind.” NamesSoundHoursRaceMankindTrumpPureListsDisinterestedArchangelBenefactorsLafayette Author:Marquis de Lafayette
“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 do good.” FirstsCharacterDesirePassionStrongWishAmbitionUnderstoodConstantRise AboveIrresistibleStrong DesireLafayette Author:Marquis de Lafayette
