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Freedom ultimately is dignity. And dignity, not income, is the opposite of poverty.

Jacqueline Novogratz

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Jacqueline Novogratz
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 15
Banker
Businessperson
Consultant
Entrepreneur
Financial Analyst
the United States of America
Poverty
Freedom
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