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America, ladies and gentlemen, has done more for me financially than Britain ever has, or ever could have done.

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Felix Dennis
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: May 27
Died: 2014
Died: June 22
Businessperson
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Publisher
Writer
Kingston
Gentlemen
Ladies
Gentleman
Britain
America
Ever
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Financially

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