"I have taken vengeance for my race."

"While Louverture can at times be a controversial figure, due to the fact that he enslaved others following his own freedom from bondage, he is nonetheless an important figure in Caribbean and Atlantic…"

"Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me to remain silent, my duty compels me to prevent th…"

"I will tear off the epaulets of the officers who do not march; and I will shoot the soldiers who resist. I want work and order."

"I am the Bonaparte of Saint-Domingue."