I will not believe our labors are lost. I shall not die without a hope…

Thomas Jefferson
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I will not believe our labors are lost. I shall not die without a hope that light and liberty are on a steady advance. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.293, Algora Publishing
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