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An American who can make money, invoke God, and be no better than his neighbor, has nothing to fear but truth itself.

Marya Mannes

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Marya Mannes
Age: 85 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 14
Died: 1990
Died: September 13
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Journalist
American
Fear
Money
Truth
Better
Nothing
Make
Invoke
Neighbor

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