Andrew Jackson actually said...

In ordering this homage to be paid to the memory of one so eminent in the field, so wise in council, so endeared in private life, and so wel...

Lafayette was a citizen of France, but he was the distinguished friend of the United States.

His services and sacrifices constitute a part of our Revolutionary history, and his memory will be second only to that of Washington in the ...

In early life he embarked in that contest which secured freedom and independence to our country.