Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.

Francis Marion

About Francis Marion

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Brigadier General Francis Marion (c. 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, slaveowning planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During the American Revolution, Marion supported the Patriot cause and enlisted in the...

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