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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.
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"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 Lafayette

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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 Lafayette

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Marquis de Lafayette was a Revolutionary from France (1757–1834).

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Who said "In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each…"?
This quote is attributed to Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary from France.
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Marquis de Lafayette lived from 1757 – 1834.