True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate, jus… - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate, just as national sovereignty is above the secondary agreements of the government.

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About Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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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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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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.

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