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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God … to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.
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God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God.... I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.
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Probably the greatest single obstacle to the progress and happiness of the American people lies in the willingness of so many men to invest their time and money in multiplying competitive industries instead of opening up new fields, and putting their money into lines of industry and development that are needed.
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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Born:
July 8, 1839
Died:
May 23, 1937
(aged 97)
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