Who said "To accept defeat is to admit the possibility of victory."?

This quote is attributed to Léopold Sédar Senghor.

To accept defeat is to admit the possibility of victory. - Léopold Sédar Senghor

"To accept defeat is to admit the possibility of victory."

Léopold Sédar Senghor Perseverance

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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