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Clarity and perseverance are difficult in American society because the basis of capitalism is greed and dissatisfaction.

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 77
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
Author
Novelist
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Capitalism
Society
American
Dissatisfaction
Difficult
Perseverance
Clarity
Greed
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