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 SOROSMy sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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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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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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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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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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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.
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When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established.
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To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.
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Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
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The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
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Market prices are always wrong.
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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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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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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.
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Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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