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• I’ve never been antiregulation. I’ve always believed that raw, unregulated capitalism doesn’t work.

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• I’ve always said, ‘I don’t want to be irrelevant.’

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• I’m telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.

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• I’m a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

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• I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.

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• I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.

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• I have relied on prayer for health care all of my life.

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• I didn’t get the charm gene.

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• Every global concern – economic, environmental or security-related – can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

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• Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They’re opposite sides of the same coin if you’re looking at longer-term prosperity.

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• China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little.

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• China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.

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• China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.

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• Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence.

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• As a Christian Scientist, I don’t go to doctors and get diagnoses.

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• Anticompetitive practices hurt Chinese private firms nearly as much as foreign ones.

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• A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

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Henry Paulson (57)

Birth:	28th March, 1946
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Banker, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Politician

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Hank Paulson is an American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, and is now chairman of the Paulson Institute, which he founded in 2011 to promote sustainable economic growth and a cleaner environment around the world, with an initial focus on the United States and China.

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