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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
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Kingston
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Britain
America
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Financially

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You have an advantage that neither education nor upbringing can buy - you have almost nothing. And therefore you have almost nothing to lose.
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