"A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others."
"I know some people are offended by the fact that I'm spending a lot of money trying to win the America's Cup. I could have given all that money to charity."
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Source: Streets of San Francisco by Leah Garchik, www.sfgate.com. July 30, 2002.
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