Do they think that men who have been able to enjoy the blessing of liberty will calmly see it snatched away? They supported thei
r chains only so long as they did not know any condition of life more happy than that of slavery. But to-day when they have left it, if they had a thousand lives they would sacrifice them all rather than be forced into slavery again. But no, the same hand which has broken our chains will not enslave us anew. I declare to you to re-establish slavery would be to attempt the impossible: we have known how to face dangers to obtain our liberty, we shall know how to brave death to maintain it. —Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1797 What is the main idea of Toussaint L'Ouverture’s argument in this passage?
It would be impossible to re-enslave Haitians since they understand the value of freedom.
Once freedom can be achieved, the people will not appreciate what they have won.
The people of Haiti are unwilling to fight against slavery any longer.
Freedom is impossible to achieve; the people have been enslaved too long.
Answer: It would be impossible to re-enslave Haitians since they understand the value of freedom.
Toussaint L'Ouverture was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. L'Ouverture helped transform the Black insurgency into a revolutionary movement, which made Saint-Domingue, the most prosperous slave colony of the time, into the first free colonial society and the first one to reject race as a basis of social ranking. His actions made the colony a <em>de facto</em> autonomous colony. Moreover, its constitution proclaimed him governor for life.
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949.
Greek philosophy teaches that the human soul has a mental part and a spiritual part. The mental part is a completely rational entity while the spiritual part understands reason. The soul they say is home to the passions and desires. Living led by your reason is the best way to live combined with the heart of passion is essential for the human condition.
By splitting the empire in two, the Barbarians easily collapsed Rome, which lead to the death of the Roman Empire. It also led to the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the Frankish Empire. Over all, it was a terrible decision that changed European, perhaps even world history entirely.
The first and most important example of popular sovereignty is the Constitution itself. This is the very document that gives the common people power and protects their rights from an oppressive government and instead allows for one ruled by the people, for the people.
