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The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.

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
Successful
Retards
Business
Keystones
Keystone
Retard
Friction
Cooperation
Progress
Economy

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