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Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.

George Soros

Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
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Anticipate Event Influence Marketing
If we care about universal principles such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law, we cannot leave them to the care of market forces; we must establish some other institutions to safeguard them.
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Care Democracy Establishment Freedom Guard Institution Safe Universe
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Obstacle Order Stability World
Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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End Enthusiasm Revolution Start Tears
America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.
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Introduction Policy Process
Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established.
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Diminish Establishment Greatness Short Time
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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Freedom Home Myself Open Society Value
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposite position. I assume that markets are always wrong.
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Marketing Myself Opposite Right Wisdom
If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one’s conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.
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Carry Flaw Life Logic Meaning Oneself See
American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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Competition Greatness Rival Threat World
The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.
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Financial Global Path System
To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states.
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Democracy Government International Mindset People Solution State
The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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Attain Improvement Infinite Perfection
In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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Finding Manipulation Politics Reality
It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.
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Important Lose Money Right Wrong Yourself

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