"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."

"The liberty of blacks cannot exist without the destruction of slavery."

"The liberty that you enjoy is the work of a few good men who have sacrificed their lives for it."

"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…"

"The French Republic needs no slaves."