This title speaks volumes. I will revisit this thought later. At the time of Jefferson’s letter, France was deep in the throws of revolution, both in the metropole and in its Haitian colony. Not being too far removed from revolution himself, Jefferson touched on the ideals of a constitutional republic, referring to the extermination of the \u201cmonster aristocracy\u201d and the torturous dental work for \u201cit’s associate monarchy.\u201d (Jefferson, 1) The letter finds the Marquis de LaFayette on the Austrian front, fighting for a country undergoing a massive renovation. Ironically, the French commoners continued to demand the rights spelled out in, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen<\/em>, while their counterparts simultaneously subjugated African American slaves on the sugar plantations of Saint Domingue. Jefferson, a collaborator of the French declaration for human rights and composer of the Declaration of Independence, advises the Marquis that the \u201cblacks\u201d will continue their revolt against enslavement (as in Jamaica in the 1760’s) and there exists no real solution but to \u201ccompound with them.\u201d<\/p>\n As for the title of my blog post, the Marquis may truly be the \u201cHero of Two Worlds.\u201d Adopting the revolutionary cause, LaFayette led troops in rebellion against the English crown and lobbied for much needed French support on the behalf of colonial Americans. Crossing the Atlantic, he championed a similar cause in his home nation, mediating the growing controversy between the crown and its people. He fought selflessly on two Atlantic continents for the establishment of a government for the people and by people, in order to preserve the inalienable rights of mankind. I disagree with Viktoriya’s<\/a> assumption that Jefferson’s letter does not address any large concerns. Two thoughts: First, the Marquis is in the fight of his life, both domestically and internationally. He is teetering on a fine line; on one side are his revolutionary ideals, and on the other, his nationalistic pride as the protector of the French Crown. Reassurances from a fellow revolutionary and collaborator reinforced the Marquis’ ideology and motivated him to continue his mission. Secondly, the \u201cblack\u201d issue raised by Jefferson called into question the integrity of both The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, <\/em>and the Declaration of Independence,<\/em> two documents both men had a hand in creating. These men were both extremely influential in their respective nations. The French abolished slavery two years after this letter was written. The Americans wouldn’t follow suit for another sixty some odd years. <\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n