Lafayette on Property and Equality in America

„In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens have the same rights as the richest individual, or landed proprietor, in the country.“

Marquis de LaFayetteLafayette on property, civil rights, and the perceived equality of citizens in America.
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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 historical quotation presents Lafayette’s contemporary view of property ownership and legal equality in America.


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Lafayette quote about property, citizenship, and equality in America

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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