Do you think that men who have been able to enjoy the blessing of liberty will calmly see it snatched away from them? They have fought to obtain it; they will fight to retain it.
Haitian Revolution leader
From a letter to the French Directory, warning against attempts to re-establish slavery.
October 28, 1797
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