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George H.W. Bush: “Under ordinary circumstances, failed entities -- failing entities should be allowed to fail. I have concluded these are…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2008
Under ordinary circumstances, failed entities -- failing entities should be allowed to fail. I have concluded these are not ordinary circumstances.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush discusses the need for intervention in the auto industry crisis.

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