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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

If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.
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Concept Forever Maintain
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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Correction Errors Insecurity Myself
The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
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Believe Enemy Myself Open Society Threat
American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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Competition Greatness Rival Threat World
Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.
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Government Misery Poverty Weakness World
Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
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Complex Errors Fortunate Mistake Room System
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
Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don’t have conviction.
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Confidence Position Scale Yourself
Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.
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Business Health Law Politics Society
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
Every bubble consists of a trend that can be observed in the real world and a misconception relating to that trend. The two elements interact with each other in a reflexive manner.
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Element Myself Reality Relate Trend World
I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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Animal Greatness Myself
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don’t have much personal use for money.
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Difference Ideas Interest Kind Money Myself People Personal
When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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Freedom Money Oneself
There is no point in being confident and having a small position.
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Confidence Position Small

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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