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No man can climb the ladder of success without first placing his foot on the bottom rung.
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
Success
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Ladder
Without
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