If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed,… - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the Romish clergy.

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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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If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the Romish clergy. - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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