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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.

George Soros

The strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.
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Country Independent Lying Right Strength Talk Thinking
There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you successfully anticipate the future you make a speculative profit.
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Difference Future Investment Profit Success Yourself
Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
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Complex Errors Fortunate Mistake Room System
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.
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Condition Failure Human Imperfection Mistake Ourselves Understand Wrong
To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.
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Hands heavy Need Success Time Yourself
There is no point in being confident and having a small position.
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Confidence Position Small
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
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
The trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute yardstick. This makes them trend followers by definition.
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Follow Institution Performance Relation Trend Trouble
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
My conceptual framework, which basically emphasizes the importance of misconceptions, makes me extremely critical of my own decisions. I know that I am bound to be wrong, and therefore am more likely to correct my own mistakes.
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Concept Criticism Frame Important Mistake Myself Wrong
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
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
It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.
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Beginning Comfortable Creation God Kind Live Myself Sick
Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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End Enthusiasm Revolution Start Tears
The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.
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Financial Global Path System

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