A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. ✨ Thom…

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A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786, p.400, Cosimo, Inc.
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A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786, p.400, Cosimo, Inc.

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