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Acres of Diamonds
The famous lecture given 6,000 times — the opportunity you seek is already in the field you stand on.
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Russell H. Conwell
Civil War veteran and Baptist minister who founded Temple University in 1884 and delivered his Acres of Diamonds lecture over 6,000 times — using the proceeds to put working-class students through the school he had built.
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