Yet, he was a symbol of the French Revolution. He had integral roles in facilitating the democratic revolution in the United States, introducing the Declaration of the Rights of Man to the National Assembly, and taming both the anger of the majority and the demands of the monarchy.
Lafayette was the symbol of democracy in France. He was a mediator between the wants of the king and the rebels of the Revolution. His influence not only dictated the future of France, but the future of other democratic countries