I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of… - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of all of this I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as I can. I shall not speak much for fear of saying foolish things; I will risk still less for fear of doing them, for I am not disposed to abuse the confidence which they have deigned to show me. Such is the conduct which until now I have followed and will follow.

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), often referred to simply as Lafayette, was a French and American military officer and aristocrat who participated in the American Revolution as a general and served in the Estates General and the subsequent National Constituent Assembly in the early phases of the French Revolution.

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Native Name: Gilbert de La Fayette

Also Known As: Americas Favorite Fighting Frenchmen

Alternative Names: Lafayette • Marquis de Lafayette • Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier • Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier • Michel de Lafayette • Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert Motier, marquis de La Fayette • Gilbert du, Marquis de Lafayette Motier • Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette • Gilbert du Motier • Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette • The Hero of the Two Worlds • Le Héros des Deux Mondes • Marquis de La Fayette • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette

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