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I do not know how wicked american millionaires are, but as i travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres i wonder what on earth we should do without them.
-William Lyon Phelps
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I Do Not Know How Wicked American

William Lyon Phelps
I do not know how wicked american millionaires are, but as i travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres i wonder what on earth we should do without them.
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