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Put God to work for you and maximize your potential in our divinely ordered capitalist system.

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
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Psychologist
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Ordered
Capitalist
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Wealth
System

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