Lafayette, a Frenchman, loved liberty and saw the importance of what the American people were fighting for during the Revolutionary War. This is just a taste of the character, courage and vision of this great hero.
The Count de Broglie, commander of the garrison at Metz, said to Lafayette after the Marquis told of his plans to help the Americans, "Throw your life away in that land of savages! Why, my dear marquis, it is a crazy scheme; and to what purpose?"
Lafayette replied, "For the noblest purpose, sir, to help a devoted people attain their liberty. What can be nobler?"
The Count de Broglie, commander of the garrison at Metz, said to Lafayette after the Marquis told of his plans to help the Americans, "Throw your life away in that land of savages! Why, my dear marquis, it is a crazy scheme; and to what purpose?"
Lafayette replied, "For the noblest purpose, sir, to help a devoted people attain their liberty. What can be nobler?"
Lafayette, a Frenchman, loved liberty and saw the importance of what the American people were fighting for during the Revolutionary War. This is just a taste of the character, courage and vision of this great hero.
The Count de Broglie, commander of the garrison at Metz, said to Lafayette after the Marquis told of his plans to help the Americans, "Throw your life away in that land of savages! Why, my dear marquis, it is a crazy scheme; and to what purpose?"
Lafayette replied, "For the noblest purpose, sir, to help a devoted people attain their liberty. What can be nobler?"
