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We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

- Henry Paulson
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Henry Paulson
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We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.

We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail.