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It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.

Vernon Howard

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
Never
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People
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Stealing
Weak
Strength
Law
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Mind

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