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   Nothing short of absolute independence in both government and commerce will satisfy us. This we shall have or cease to live. Sourced quotations by the Haitian President Henri Christophe (1767 — 1820). Enjoy the best Henri Christophe quotes and picture quotes!

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3. www.goodreads.com › work › quotesThe Kingdom of This World Quotes - Goodreads

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   • Author: Alejo Carpentier

   • Publish Year: 1949

   • “Now he understood that a man never knows for whom he suffers and hopes. He suffers and hopes and toils for people he will never know, and who, in turn, will suffer and hope and toil for others who will not be happy either, for man always seeks a happiness far beyond that which is meted out to him.
   • “In the Kingdom of Heaven, there is no grandeur to be won, inasmuch as there all is an established hierarchy, the unknown is revealed, existence is infinite, there is no possibility of sacrifice, all is rest and joy.
   • “Now he understood that a man never knows for whom he suffers and hopes. He suffers and hopes and toils for people he will never know, and who, in turn, will suffer and hope and toil for others who will not be happy either, for man always seeks a happiness far beyond that which is meted out to him.
   • “El Dios de los blancos ordena el crimen. Nuestros dioses nos piden venganza.” ― Alejo Carpentier, The Kingdom of This World.

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   | Certified Educator. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Aimé Césaire's The Tragedy of King Christophe tells the story of Henri Christophe, self-appointed Haitian king. While the play covers...

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   Henri Christophe ( b. 6 October 1767; d. 8 October 1820), president of the State of Haiti (1806–1811) and king (1811–1820). In the inky darkness of a mountain night, an exhausted entourage of royalty and servants led by Queen Marie-Louise reached the outer gates of the fortress of Citadelle la Ferrière. Once inside the compound, two royal ...

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   Sep 5, 2023 · Felicita Burton, Ph.D. | Certified Educator. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Henri Christophe, who fought with Toussaint-Louverture, becomes the king of Haiti. While enslaved, he worked as a...

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   Sep 5, 2023 · Quotes. Dive deep into Aimé Césaire's The Tragedy of King Christophe with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.

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   Did Henri Christophe choose his own death?

   • “Having chosen his own death, Henri Christophe would never know the corruption of his flesh, flesh fused with the very stuff of the fortress, inscribed in its architecture, integrated with its body bristling with flying buttresses. Le Bonnet del'Eveque, the whole mountains, had become the mausoleum of the first King of Haiti.”

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   Why did Henri Christophe declare King?

   • Juxtaposing two possible outcomes of the Haitian Revolution, Césaire offers a republic and a monarchy that split the island. Although the heroic military leader Henri Christophe had the opportunity to become president, it seemed inadequate. Convinced that he is the man to lead the Haitian people, Christophe instead declares he must be king.

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   Why did Henri Christophe leave Haiti?

   • Always the showman, Henri Christophe left Haitians with the fear that he just might return. He had cleverly built a personal mythology to buttress his tyrannical rule of the northern State of Haiti. Historian James Leyburn called Christophe Haiti's best nineteenth-century ruler, which he was.

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   What happens when Christophe declares he must be king?

   • Convinced that he is the man to lead the Haitian people, Christophe instead declares he must be king. This leads to a schism, with both sides struggling to make their way as new nations. Sadly, the trappings and grandeur of monarchy go to Christophe’s head.

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