Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes

We went to labor in the fields, my wife and I, hand in hand. Scarcely were we conscious of the fatigues of the day. Heaven always blessed our toil.

Toussaint Louverture

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• We went to labor in the fields, my wife and I, hand in hand. Scarcely were we conscious of the fatigues of the day. Heaven always blessed our toil.

  

  Toussaint Louverture
  • Day
  • Hand
  • Always