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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and is one of the world's wealthiest men. Buffett is known as "the Sage of Omaha" for his remarkable savvy in stock market investments and…The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor: Other Properties
Other PropertiesFortunately for the farmer, the Mount Vernon estate was but a small part of his property. His father had left him a plantation of two hundred and eighty acres on the…Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes is most famous for the last years of his life, when his mind faded and he lived the life of a wealthy, paranoid recluse. But earlier he had been a dashing and innovative businessman and…Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford
(Encyclopedia) Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford, 1676–1745, English statesman. Walpole is usually described as the first prime minister of Great Britain, but he was not a prime minister in the…Brewer's: El Dorado
Golden illusion; a land or means of unbounded wealth. Orellana, lieutenant of Pizarro, pretended he had discovered a land of gold ( el dorado) between the rivers Orinoco and Amazon, in…Theodore Roosevelt's “The Man with the Muck Rake” Speech
Given on Sunday, April 15, 1906, at the laying of the corner stone of the Cannon Office Building in Washington, DC. Over a century ago Washington laid the corner stone of the Capitol in what…William Shakespeare: Some glory in their birth, some in their skill
Some glory in their birth, some in their skillSome glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their body's force, Some in their garments though new-fangled ill;…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 6, 1904)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 6, 1904) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The Nation continues to enjoy noteworthy prosperity. Such prosperity is of course primarily due to the high…Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XCI
Sonnet XC Sonnet XCII XCI Some glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their body's force, Some in their garments though new-fangled ill; Some in their…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Braw Lads O' Galla Water
by Robert Burns On PoliticsSonnet Written On The Author's Birthday,Braw Lads O' Galla Water Braw, braw lads on Yarrow-braes, They rove amang the blooming heather; But…Trending
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