Toussaint L'Ouverture

Military General, Revolutionary Haitian 1743 – 1803

Led the Haitian Revolution and abolished slavery.

385 quotes

"History will judge us not by our words, but by our deeds."
History
"Patience is the strategy of the wise and the weapon of the strong."
Patience
"Every person has within them the capacity for greatness."
Inspiration
"We are bound together by the struggle for our liberation."
Friendship
"Truth cannot be forever suppressed by those who hold power."
Truth
"The greatest inheritance is freedom secured for future generations."
"Kindness costs nothing but creates immeasurable wealth."
Kindness
"Art and culture are the soul of a free people."
Art
"Fear is the weapon of tyrants; courage is the tool of the free."
Fear
"A leader must be willing to sacrifice what others will not."
Leadership
"We must imagine a world where all people are equal."
Imagination
"Death is preferable to a life lived in chains."
Death
"The preservation of liberty requires constant vigilance."
Freedom
"Music and song uplift the human spirit in ways words cannot."
Music
"Nature teaches us that all living things deserve freedom."
Nature
"Success is measured not in gold, but in lives improved."
Success
"We must build institutions that serve all, not merely the powerful."
Politics
"Gratitude for sacrifice strengthens the bonds of community."
Gratitude
"The beauty of humanity shines brightest when we are free."
Beauty
"War may be necessary to defend freedom, but peace is the true victory."
War
"Our strength lies in diversity united by common purpose."
Strength
"Philosophy without action is merely empty contemplation."
Philosophy
"Adventure awaits those bold enough to challenge the status quo."
Adventure
"Technology and tradition must work together for progress."
Technology
"The literature of a people preserves their spirit."
Literature
"Wisdom comes from experience born of struggle."
Wisdom
"I am fully convinced that no nation can ever be truly free until it has liberated itself from the chains of ignorance."
Freedom
"The God who made the sun also made me; I am not a slave, I am a man."
Courage
"A man who says impossible is usually interrupted by someone doing it."
Motivation
"In struggling for our independence, we struggled for the independence of all oppressed peoples."
Justice