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Without early advantages, either of education or fortune, he was in the best sense of the phrase a self-made man.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “Without early advantages, either of education or fortune, he was in the best sense of the phrase a self-made man.”
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Blaine highlights the self-made nature of individuals who rise to prominence despite lacking early advantages.
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