Revolutionary Quotes and aphorisms about public Samuel Adams ,, If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a h... Nathan Hale Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette ,, Do not calculate what I have done, for I shall accept no recompense. Calculate the public advantage... Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette ,, The days of the revolution now give place to the period of regular organization, liberty, and prosp...