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Michael   Lewis Quotes: On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to clean up the mess.
         

On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to clean up the mess.


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On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to clean up the mess.
         



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