We bought a doomed textile mill [Berkshire Hathaway] and a California S&L [Savings & Loan; Wesco] just before a calamity. Both were bought at a discount to liquidation value.
![We bought a doomed textile mill [Berkshire Hathaway] and a California S&L [Savings & Loan; Wesco] just before a calamity. Both were bought at a discount to liquidation value.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/charlie-munger/we-bought-a-doomed-textile-mill-berkshire-hathaway-and-a-california-sl-savings--loan-wesco-just-before-a-calamity.jpg)
We bought a doomed textile mill [Berkshire Hathaway] and a California S&L [Savings & Loan; Wesco] just before a calamity. Both were bought at a discount to liquidation value.