We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.

我们必须特别留心一小股自私分子，他们想消减美国这只雄鹰的翅膀来丰实自己的巢穴。

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Hedge funds will be particularly keen to get their hands on cutting-edge risk-takers who fret that new regulation will clip their wings.

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Or do we want a system dominated by the government where everyone is at a similar economic level but where we severely clip the wings of people with the spark and drive to achieve by, or instance, jacking up their taxes (and leaving them less to invest in things like building their businesses)?

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