He was among the most astute politicians that I have ever known. He was incredibly well versed in issues of finance, and even more importantly, he could express the most complex issues and arguments in clear language that anyone could understand.
C'était un expert infaillible en finances et, ce qui est encore plus important, il pouvait formuler les idées et les arguments les plus complexes dans un langage clair que chacun pouvait comprendre.