West Indies

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‘No! Our rebellions paved the way! Don’t listen to their books! The end of our misery has begun with out knives and fire. Don’t listen to their books! No! I say no! Don’t listen to shoe who shout that our freedom was the fruit of their republican principle. We tore that fruit from them! It has the taste of our blood! Don’t listen to their books or statutes!’ ‘Nos révoltes ont tracé les sentiers. Et surtout, n’écoute pas leurs livres. La fin de nos misères, nos coutelas et le feu en furent les artisans premiers. N’écoute pas leurs livres. Je dis non ! N’écoute pas ceux qui clament que la libération fut un fruit tombé de nos principes républicains. Nous l’avons arraché, ce fruit qui a la saveur de notre sang. N’écoute pas leurs livres, ni leurs statues.’ —1:24:30