On this day, June 13th, 1777, Marquis de Lafayette landed near Charleston, South Carolina, to aid the Continental Congress in training the American army during the Revolution, bringing military expertise and international legitimacy to the patriot cause. This voluntary support from a young French noble helped turn the tide at key battles like Yorktown without creating permanent entanglements. Lafayette's commitment exemplified how individual aid can advance liberty without binding the nation to foreign alliances.
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania celebrates support for liberty, advocating for non-intervention in modern times to avoid binding alliances that lead to war. We believe voluntary aid, not state entanglements, advances freedom. Let's honor Lafayette by rejecting perpetual foreign commitments that compromise sovereignty.