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Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in.

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Anita Roddick
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 23
Died: 2007
Died: September 10
Businessperson
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Littlehampton
West Sussex
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick
Anita Lucia Roddick
Anita Lucia Perella
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