Quotes by Toussaint Louverture

"I took up arms for the freedom of my color. It is our own - we will defend it or perish."

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"We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger."

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"I have undertaken vengeance. I want Liberty and Equality to reign in Saint-Domingue. I work to bring them into existence. Unite yourselves to us, brothers, and fight with us for the same cause."

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