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All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie
Age: 83 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 25
Died: 1919
Died: August 11
Business Magnate
Economist
Entrepreneur
Industrialist
Merchant
Philanthropist
Endriu Karnegi
A. Carnegie
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