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The Phoenicians a thousand years before the Christian era were…
Quote byHarry Gordon Selfridge · 1858–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Representative Business of the Twentieth Century.
English (original)
The Phoenicians a thousand years before the Christian era were fearless, progressive and splendid, but... [t]hey traded individually as did the Venetians and even the great s of Augsburg, leaving no trace of that ability which selects and teaches others to assist in any remarkable enterprise.
— Harry Gordon Selfridge
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