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Success is the power to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others.
Andrew Carnegie
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Andrew Carnegie
Age: 83 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 25
Died: 1919
Died: August 11
Business Magnate
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Endriu Karnegi
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