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An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values.
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The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is no chance of the weaker EU countries regaining competitiveness.
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As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions ... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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Every bubble has two components: something - some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.
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Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don't have conviction.
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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
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Markets are imperfect. So you do need regulation, knowing that the regulators are also human.
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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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