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This American system of ours,call it Americanism,call it capitalism,call it what you will,gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and make the most of it.
Al Capone
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Al Capone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 17
Died: 1947
Died: January 25
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Alphonse Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Al Capone
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