We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of…

Thomas Jefferson
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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1854). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p.17
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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1854). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p.17

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