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I looked at that first, but I believe it could be paraphrased: "...instead of taking for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary and saying positively that "it will never happen again."
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It's the only word there that addresses the hubris of the person referred to. (Someone who "presumed" instead of thought.) My guess is this is a reference to the frat boy
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Gawd If I had a medal to give you...let me just say you bask in the shadow of my benevolence. BTW it is a big shadow.
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The shear beauty of it is that it so silently and effortlessly sticks the knife in.
BTW it is a quote from an interview on the new regulatory envirnoment coming to Wall Street.
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