The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been sup — Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
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The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a cult of specialization. We have no more giants; only obedient ants.

— Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
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