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If you have only been around people who use power in cruel and petty ways, then when you hear the very word, you may have a negative reaction.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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