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.

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

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...

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...

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...