I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. ✨ Thomas J…

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I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.287, Algora Publishing
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