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Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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Advocating democracy has, by other people, often been taken as a form of imperialism, and not without some justification. So the important thing in a democracy is that it doesn't necessarily have to agree with what America's interests are, and it doesn't necessarily have to be serving American interests.
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I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes.
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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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Changeless society is characterized by the absense of alternatives.
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If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest.
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If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control, otherwise I might end up in the loony bin. But when I made my way in the world I wanted to indulge myself in my fantasies to the extent that I could afford.
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I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
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Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.
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The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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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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I admire Chancellor Merkel for her leadership qualities, but she is leading Europe in the wrong direction.
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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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