How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
This was it. This was hope, this was the future, this was the freedom of the Haitian republic. This was everything. (16.1)
Toussaint risks his own life for the republic so we can see why he describes it as "everything." We'd also like to point out that he's invested in a democracy so every single man gets a voice. Instituting a monarchy would just create more problems because not everyone would be represented equally, and that's exactly what he's fighting for.
Quote #8
They'd have made me a king had I not resisted. I gave them freedom, I gave them peace, and they would have made me a dictator in return. Your emperor should thank me for my forbearance and strength of character in my insistence on democracy and my desire to maintain links of trade and amity with France. (22.18)
He tells us that he rebelled against slavery, not France. To Napoleon, there isn't much of a difference. It's a tough truth, but France wants slavery at this point (as do a lot of other nations), so they might as well be equated with one another.
Quote #9
If that were true, thought Toussaint, then he truly had accomplished nothing, for his descendant was also trapped in darkness, was also dying, his flesh was also slowly enervated by deprivation. He had staked his life to give his people freedom, but his people still were not free. (22.61)
We know better than that. Toussaint does accomplish something, and it's a lot bigger than just himself: He gets freedom for his people. Sure, this freedom is fought over and denied again and again in the coming years, but he is still a part of achieving it.