Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers

IN GOOD STANDING

BAD STANDING

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By now, I’d lost track of Larry’s diet cokes, and our table was strewn with bits of food and spilled sauces. Larry leaned back in his chair and offered me some advice. I had a choice. I could be an insider or I could be an outsider. Outsiders can say whatever they want. But people on the inside don’t listen to them. Insiders, however, get lots of access and a chance to push their ideas. People — powerful people — listen to what they have to say. But insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.

As reported by:

Metropolitan Books

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Lawrence Summers