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Poverty makes people sub-human Excess of wealth makes people inhuman

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Groucho Marx
Age: 86 †
Born: 1890
Born: October 2
Died: 1977
Died: August 19
Comedian
Film Actor
Radio Personality
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Julius Henry Marx
Julius Marx
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Humans
People
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Excess
Poverty
Wealth
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