Yet the U.S. benefited greatly from the colonial strife next door. Broke after its Haitian defeat. France sold a large region to the U.S. for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase would prove to be one of the most profitable real estate transactions ever made. Napoleon would not have sold his claims" except for the courage and obstinate resistance of Haitian inhabitants.

　　It would take six decades for the U.S. to acknowledge Haiti's independence. Meanwhile, Haiti, burdened by its post, independence isolation and the too million francs in payment it was forced to give France for official recognition, began its perilous slide toward turmoil and dependency, resulting in a 19-year U.S. occupation and two subsequent interventions in the past 100 years. Jefferson once presented dire warnings about what might happen to the U.S. political system in a worst-case scenario, but his words turned out to be a more accurate prophecy for America's plundered neighbor: "The spirit of the times ... will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt ... The shackles ... which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of war will remain on tong, will be made heavier." Given a fair chance. Haiti could have flourished and prospered, If that had been the case, this year Haiti would be celebrating the bicentennial of its independence with fewer and lighter shackles.

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　　他在父親的教導下“發(fā)憤用功”，其實他讀書還是出于喜好，只似饞嘴佬貪吃美食：食腸很大，不擇精粗，甜咸雜進。極俗的書他也能看得哈哈大笑。戲曲里的插科打諢，他不僅且看且笑，還一再搬演，笑得打跌。精微深奧的哲學、美學、文藝理論等大部著作，他像小兒吃零食那樣吃了又吃，厚厚的書一本本漸次吃完，詩歌更是他喜好的讀物。重得拿不動的大詞典、辭典、百科全書等，他不僅挨著字母逐條細讀，見了新版本，還不嫌其煩的把新條目增補在舊書上。他看書常做些筆記。