Excerpt from Memoirs of General Lafayette and of the French Revolution of 1830, Vol. 1 of 2 IN the following Work, it is my intention to speak of political affairs, and of the political men in the midst of whom we live. 1 shall speak of them as if they no longer existed, or as if 'they were far removed from us. I shall describe things as they appeared to me - as I saw them. I shall tell nothing but the truth, but 1 shall tell the whole truth. The nature of the facts which I mean to dis close requires that I should frankly explain the source whence I have drawn my information. The facts to which I refer are comprehended in that part of this Work which treats of the Revolution of July. The rest has already had its place in the domain of history. I therefore trust that the readers of my book, will not rashly doubt its veracity, or attribute its appearance to any one to whom the conception of the work does not belong. The truth is, and I confess it at once, that I have been guilty of an indiscretion, perhaps it will be said of an abuse of confidence; however, I am proud to say my conscience tells me that in this matter, I have only done what my duty as a good citizen required me to do. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.