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Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. all our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
-John F. Kennedy
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Wealth Is The Means, And People Are

John F. Kennedy
Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. all our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
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