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a living breathing entity rather than a
In awed whispers men talked of its mysterious doings and canvassed its extraordinary powers as though "Standard Oil" were a living, breathing entity rather than a mere business institution created by men and existing only by virtue of the laws of the land.
— from Frenzied Finance, Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Thomas William Lawson


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