Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes

I have taken my flight in the region of eagles; when I alight, it must be on a rock, and that rock must be a constitutional government, of which I shall be the head so long as I shall be among men.

Toussaint Louverture

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• Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.

  

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• In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of their red blood cells to deliver oxygen to their muscles.

  

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• I have taken my flight in the region of eagles; when I alight, it must be on a rock, and that rock must be a constitutional government, of which I shall be the head so long as I shall be among men.

  

  Toussaint Louverture
  • Government
  • Flight
  • Eagles