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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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" Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. "

" 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. "

" Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret. "

" Throughout the 19th century, when there was a laissez-faire mentality and insufficient regulation, you had one crisis after another. Each crisis brought about some reform. That is how central banking developed. "

" 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. "

" My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them. "

" President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values. "

" There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well. "

" The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market. "

" If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems. "

" Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. "

" The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside. "

" I would prefer not to be involved in party politics. "

" I put forward a pretty general theory that financial markets are intrinsically unstable. That we really have a false picture when we think about markets tending towards equilibrium. "

" Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception. "

" Market fundamentalists recognize that the role of the state in the economy is always disruptive, inefficient, and generally has negative connotations. This leads them to believe that the market mechanism can take care of all the problems. "

" A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy. "

" Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics. "

" 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. "

" When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society. "

" The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium. "

" I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs. "

" Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties. "

" I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it. "

" I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. "

" Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society. "

" Increasingly, the Chinese will own a lot more of the world because they will be converting their dollar reserves and U.S. government bonds into real assets. "

" Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. "

" 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. "