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Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's called the American Dream.

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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