26:47 Toussaint Louverture, born a slave, led a successful revolution to end slavery in Haiti, create a booming economy, and establish a world-class culture.
- Born a slave in the brutal colony of Santo Domingo, he experienced a more severe form of slavery than even US slavery, with nearly ten times more slaves brought over to the Caribbean and a much higher mortality rate.
- Slaves in Tucson Syria were subjected to brutal and inhumane treatment including mutilation, burning, and being buried alive.
- Toussaint Louverture's vision was to end slavery, take control of the country, and make it a first-class world-class country, and he had to defeat the locals and armies of Spain, England, and France to achieve it.
- Despite being a military leader, Toussaint L'Ouverture was concerned about the resulting culture of his army and the country, and therefore did not allow pillaging, rape, or infidelity among his soldiers and officers.
- The speaker discusses how a leader upgraded his army by incorporating the best people from conquered nations and addresses the question of what to do with slave owners after a slave revolution.
- Toussaint's solution to end slavery in Haiti was to let the slave owners keep their land, make them pay their workers, and lower their taxes to fund it, resulting in a successful revolution, a booming economy, and a world-class culture.