The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. ✨ Thomas Jefferson…

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The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution, p.10, Algora Publishing
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The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution, p.10, Algora Publishing

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