“Freemasonry is an order whose leading star is philanthropy, and whose principles inculcate an unceasing devotion to the cause of virtue and morality.” ~ Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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Portrait of Lafayette wearing the uniform of an American major general, painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1780.
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