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The bureaucratic method of building an integrated Europe has exhausted its potential.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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I call government that works the best for people open society, which is basically just another more general term for a democracy that is - you call it maybe a liberal democracy. It's not only majority rule but also respect for minorities and minority opinions and the rule of law. So it's really a sort of institutional democracy.
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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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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.
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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 commissioned two political experts to advise me about what I could do to oppose the re-election of President Bush.
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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes
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Money values do not simply mirror the state of affairs in the real world valuation is a positive act that makes an impact on the course of events. Monetary and real phenomena are connected in a reflexive fashion that is, they influence each other mutually. The reflexive relationship manifests itself most clearly in the use and abuse of credit.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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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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