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Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.

Al Capone

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Al Capone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 17
Died: 1947
Died: January 25
Brooklyn
New York
Sunday Albert
Scarface
Alphonse Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone
Opportunity
Hands
Giving
Great
Seize
Hang
Capitalism
Gives

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