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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
John D. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller
Age: 97 †
Born: 1839
Born: July 8
Died: 1937
Died: May 23
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Richford
New York
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller
Sr.
john d. rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise - the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn't have been elected to anything.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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