Lafayette on Civil Rights and Resistance

„When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.“

Marquis de LaFayetteLafayette reflects on civil rights, state power, and resistance in this historical quotation about freedom and political responsibility.
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Marquis de LaFayette (1757-1834) was a French statesman and general who served under General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.

This quotation by Lafayette reflects historically and politically on the relationship between state power, civil rights, and resistance.


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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, was a French general and politician who played a major role in the American Revolutionary War, supporting the colonies in their fight against Britain and advocating for liberty and democracy.

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