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In our informal conversation with him, Mr. Paulson began by sharing some "powerful moral lessons" he had learned during his time in Washington, D.C.
"It was pretty heady stuff for a twenty-six-year-old just starting out in his career," he told us. "I was impressed with the importance of the place and of my job. I was also perhaps a bit too impressed by the trappings of power, which were highly valued there because they defined your rank, relative influence, and importance.