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I would rather receive one percent of the income of 100 men, than 100% of the income of one man.

J. Paul Getty

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J. Paul Getty
Age: 83 †
Born: 1892
Born: December 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 1
Art Collector
Autobiographer
Entrepreneur
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
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