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Haiti Quotes

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"Engineering a solution to Haiti's many complicated problems is without a question one of the most challenging and pressing issues facing the international community today."
"The United States owes it to Haiti to assist in ways that would be supportive."
"Papa Doc had more power in Haiti than the arms, the weapons, the men here. They ran."
"Study that movie 1804. Why did Haiti become the only nation in the world where the slave class rose up and took over? Black men and women got on code."
"The US could send troops into Haiti after the bloody assassination of President Jovenel Moise."
"We want the people of Haiti to know that God loves them."
"To think about Haiti in terms only of these specific crises is to completely ignore the continuous role over 200 years of US imperialism in Haiti."
"I want Haiti to be the holy land of freedom because the freedom starts there."
"This is a revolutionary process we're watching unfold in Haiti."
"In unity, there is strength. Haiti, no question."
"This country won't forgive Haiti for being Black."
"Haiti is under siege and it's important to understand why."
"The bottom line is, Haiti is sacred. Haiti is our people."
"Several forensic studies indicated that the United Nations stabilization missions likely introduced the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8,000 people in Haiti."
"Poverty and misery in Haiti are human-created; the root causes are the political and economic systems which have dominated Haiti for over 182 years."
"Who can Haitians rely on that is credible? That's not aligned with gang members, drug dealers, or other thugs?"
"Haiti continues in that unbroken agony because they have declared sovereignty the most important thing."
"Haiti was actually one of the wealthiest colonies in the world... it produced something like 60% of all of the coffee in the entire world and 40% of all the sugar in the entire world."
"Haiti is the richest island in the Caribbean."
"Haiti needs a reset button. This is a moment I'm hoping to be where we can really seize a window of opportunity and move forward."
"Throughout Haiti, ambitious infrastructure programs are visible, including roads, bridges, and social housing projects."
"Tragic events will then occur in Haiti making the fall of Duvalier almost certain."
"Haiti needs to learn how to build itself without relying on other people."
"That is awesome. Ten days food, you think they like that in Haiti?"
"If there was no Haiti, there would be no Louisiana. If there was no Louisiana, there would be no New Orleans. If there was no New Orleans, there would be no jazz."
"It's a wild fermented pot still cane juice spirit from Haiti that is vibrant and vivacious."
"The freedom of expression and the right to live without fear have been stripped away from the people of Haiti."
"The creation of the first black republic in the Caribbean."
"Tales of the first zombie appeared in Haiti in the 17th and 18th centuries."
"Haiti was the world's first independent black republic."
"Good morning from Labadie; first time here, yeah, we've never been to Haiti."
"How did slavery end in Haiti? It was a violent struggle, it was settled by force."
"Seriously, how incredible. When you think about Haiti, do you think about this?"
"That's the happiest I've ever been, running around like a mango field in Haiti, all you're doing is helping."
"Haiti's all-time leading scorer in under-20 championships with five goals."
"Great save, terrific run by Chauchilla, great save at the end, saving the day for Haiti."
"Look how much it means to these Haitian players, representing their country, World Cup qualifiers, two-nil."
"What a wonderful header by Du Monde, three-nil Haiti, and that is how it ended at the end of the first half."
"This group of young ladies are writing a new chapter in women's football in Haiti."
"A new chapter being written here in Haitian women's football."
"Don't let the media stop you from living your best life, and please, please, please visit Haiti."
"On February 27, 1844, the Trinitarios declared independence from Haiti."
"This is the coastal side of Haiti, man. Northern coast, it's beautiful."
"Join me as we discover what really Haiti is through my lens."
"We're gonna be doing some amazing things while I'm in Haiti."
"This is Haiti man, this is Haiti."
"The situation in Haiti is serious, it's basically another humanitarian crisis."
"Haiti was born of a successful slave revolt, the first country to abolish slavery in its Constitution."
"Openness, transparency, inclusion in a process that involves Haitians sitting around a table and coming together with a solution."
"The hidden history of Haiti, people are loving the film."
"His uncle at the time was the president of Haiti, I think this is iconic."
"Haiti, at that time, became the richest and most prosperous region of the entire American continent."
"Haiti became the first slave-free country in all America and the first independent country in Latin America."
"We wanted to look beyond the headlines and experience Haiti for ourselves."
"Haiti will surprise just about everyone not familiar with the country."
"Art is essential to life in Haiti and can be seen just about anywhere."
"Welcome to Haiti, guys. Look how beautiful this place is."
"Once you give Haiti a chance and you start visiting other parts of Haiti, you realize how beautiful Haiti can really be."
"Haiti can do well, I just want you to understand, Haiti is no different from any other place in the world, they just want an opportunity to survive."
"Haiti has a remarkable history of courage and resilience."
"The reality is on the ground that this is an uprising really of Haiti's lumpen proletariat which has been crushed over the past decades."
"Haiti became the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery."
"The Haitian revolution was successful."
"What made Haiti independent was not Roman Catholicism; it was Vodou."
"Haiti is a nation who deserves international cooperation and a minimum of our generosity."
"Its independence made it the world's first black Republic."
"Interestingly, as an adult, Jared returned to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake to help the people."
"Haiti is a small country about the size of Belgium, located in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola."
"By 1915, Haiti was one of the poorest countries in the world."
"Condolences and best wishes to everybody affected by what's happening in Haiti."
"The Haitian Revolution is a unique event, both an offshoot of the French Revolution and an anti-colonial struggle."
"Simón Bolívar went to Haiti seeking help, refuge, everything. Haiti gave it all."
"Haiti becomes the first black Republic, the second independent nation in the Americas, by overthrowing the French using the French Republican mantra of liberty, fraternity, and equality."
"It's really with Saint-Domingue becoming Haiti it's like something new arrived in the world and that is very important for us."
"We still believe in Haiti, they're still able to look ahead with hope."
"Haiti was the first to fight for its independence as far as slavery goes, and won."