Accuracy

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The attitude of disrespect that many executives have today for accurate reporting is a business disgrace. And auditors...have done little on the positive side. Though auditors should regard the investing public as their client, they tend to kowtow instead to the managers who choose them and dole out their pay.

Chairman's Letter to Shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway 1998 Annual Report
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