In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car.

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Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it's a phenomenon of globalization.

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I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.

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It certainly was difficult to sell NAFTA because it's always difficult to sell open markets.

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The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals.

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I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

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There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs.

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If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.

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But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place.

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