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I never lost money by turning a profit.

Bernard Baruch

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Bernard Baruch
Age: 94 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 19
Died: 1965
Died: June 20
Banker
Economist
Entrepreneur
Financier
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Camden
South Carolina
Bernard M. Baruch
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