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Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

James Cash Penney

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Material
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Economy
Small
Great
Men
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