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A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable

Finley Peter Dunne

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Finley Peter Dunne
Age: 68 †
Born: 1867
Born: July 10
Died: 1936
Died: April 24
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Journalist
Screenwriter
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Chicago
Illinois
Profitable
Worst
Lying
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