The Spirit of Lafayette
Lafayette symbolized two great principles of government. First, the right of a people to govern themselves, as opposed to government of the many by a self-appointed few-in other words, democracy as opposed to autocracy. Second, a union of the democracies to insure mutual protection and peace... Before landing in America in 1777 he wrote to his wife: I but offer my services to that interesting republic from motives of the purest kind, unmixed with ambition or private views: her happiness and my glory are my only incentives to the task... -from The Spirit of Lafayette As France floundered in the late…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59605-139-3
- EAN: 9781596051393
- Produktnummer: 2491698
- Verlag: Cosimo Classics
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 104 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D0.5 cm 122 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 122
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