“I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.”

— John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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About John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Philanthropist • American

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist who was a leading member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller and the father...

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