When “the hero of the two worlds” the Marquis de Lafayette first toured the encampment of the continental army, George Washington apologized for the rough nature of his troops saying it must appear unprofessional to a man brought up in the French national army. Lafayette, who was enamored with the American cause and inspired by our success against the British at the battle of Trenton said:
It is not to teach but to learn that I come hither.
I love this story. That should be everyone’s motto.