Quote#Nature
And about this time I had a vision — and I saw white spirits and…
Quote byNat Turner · 1800–1831
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831).
English (original)
And about this time I had a vision — and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened – the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and blood flowed in streams – and I heard a voice saying, "Such is your luck, such you are called to see, and let it come rough or smooth, you must surely bear it."
— Nat Turner
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