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

Quote by George Soros

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To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic...

To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic...

The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal...

The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal...

Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired...

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired...

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

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

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of...

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...

My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their...

My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their...

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their...

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in...

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in...

Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations...

Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations...

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere...

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere...