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title: Warren Buffett, Letter to shareholders, 1989, 1990, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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description: You can’t make a good deal with a bad person.
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title: Letter to shareholders, 1989
creator: Warren Buffett
publisher: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
note: Paraphrased from 'We’ve never succeeded in making a good deal with a bad person.'
published: 1990-02-28
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