I will appoint captains to rule my cities, for it is in the compelling…

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I will appoint captains to rule my cities, for it is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. ✨ Citadelle. Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1948.
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