Who said "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."?

This quote is attributed to F.W. de Klerk.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. - F.W. de Klerk

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

F.W. de Klerk Hope

President, Apartheid Reformer South African Born 1936 (age 90)

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