Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs.

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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by...

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by...

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...

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and...

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

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...