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Lafayette, from the American and French Revolution, was born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier de La Fayette. He joked, It s not my fault. I was baptized like a Spaniard, with the name of every conceivable saint who might offer me protection in battle.

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Lafayette, from the American and French Revolution, was born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier de La Fayette. He joked,
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Lafayette, from the American and French Revolution, was born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier de La Fayette. He joked, “It’s not my fault. I was baptized like a Spaniard, with the name of every conceivable saint who might offer me protection in battle.”

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