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Changeless society is characterized by the absense of alternatives.

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually.
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These public-private partnerships are very, very dangerous. The most rotten part of the financial system in the US consisted of the government sponsored entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They really kicked off this crisis. The state should set the rules and enforce them - but not become involved as a market player.
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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
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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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Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can't be maintained forever.
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Giving government aid to a bank basically transforms it into a utility. The huge salaries in this sector are only a symptom of a more profound misalignment. The profitability of the finance industry has been excessive. [...] That was absurd.
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Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail.
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You could adjust the punishment to fit the infraction. Even a small fine would be enough to bring an errant government to heel.
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There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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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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My conceptual framework, which basically emphasizes the importance of misconceptions, makes me extremely critical of my own decisions. I know that I am bound to be wrong, and therefore am more likely to correct my own mistakes.
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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 have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
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Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago.
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A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.
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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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