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"What I've found in being around political people is they're willing to negotiate their ideology some..." — Stephen A. Schwarzman

What I've found in being around political people is they're willing to negotiate their ideology somewhere around 5 percent. They believe that's really stepping out. And it's really hard to do business when you only move 5 percent from your ideology.
Stephen A. Schwarzman
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