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The possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.
Holbrook Jackson
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Holbrook Jackson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1874
Born: December 31
Died: 1948
Died: June 16
Journalist
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City of Liverpool
George Holbrook Jackson
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