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The worst of a modern stylish mansion is that it has no place for ghosts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Age: 93 †
Born: 1841
Born: March 8
Died: 1935
Died: March 6
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Free competition is worth more to society than it costs.
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