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American business, while it does not frown on helping the human race, frowns on people who start right in helping the human race without first proving that they can sell things to it.

Margaret Halsey

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Margaret Halsey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 13
Died: 1997
Died: February 4
Writer
Yonkers
New York State
Right
Business
Proving
Things
Helping
Sell
People
Doe
Sells
Firsts
Charity
Human
Prove
Humans
Race
Without
Start
Frowns
First
American
Frown

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