In the bitter phrase of Jean-Paul Sartre, with whom he sparred for years, he preferred to view men like ants.

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Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said it was worth discussion but it "would not be a preferred option from the Canadian point of view".

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The public pensions funds and endowments and other institutional investors that entrust money with these firms are often taking the same long-term view on returns that the general partners have preferred.

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