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No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability far more unused than used power.
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
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Economy
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