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title: "3 Lewis Thompson Preston Quotes"
description: "Lewis Thompson Preston was an American banker. He was President of the World Bank from September 1991 until his death in May 1995."
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# Lewis Thompson Preston

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Lewis Thompson Preston was an American banker. He was President of the World Bank from September 1991 until his death in May 1995.

##  Quotes by Lewis Thompson Preston

> [Applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-thompson-preston/applications-for-loans-would-be-judged-on-a-nation-s-social-justice/)

[Lewis Thompson Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-thompson-preston/)

[Application](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/application/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f33/lewis-thompson-preston-79785_application_applications-for-loans-would-be-judged-o_789958.jpg)

> [It is the quality of lending over the quantity of lending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-thompson-preston/it-is-the-quality-of-lending-over-the-quantity-of-lending/)

[Lewis Thompson Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-thompson-preston/)

[Excellence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/excellence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/lewis-thompson-preston-79785_excellence_it-is-the-quality-of-lending-over-the-qu_1005163.jpg)

> [Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-thompson-preston/alleviating-poverty-would-be-the-bank-s-overarching-objective/)

[Lewis Thompson Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-thompson-preston/)

[Objective](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/objective/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/lewis-thompson-preston-79785_poverty_alleviating-poverty-would-be-the-bank-s_1122369.jpg)

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