Quotes by George Soros

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy. (George Soros)

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. (George Soros)

Bushs 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. (George Soros)

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

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that I'm supporting. So its not me doing it. (George Soros)

I think theres a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs. (George Soros)

Im 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. (George Soros)

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. Its really a great invention and I wouldnt under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs. (George Soros)

Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on. (George Soros)

My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that I'm supporting. So its not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them. (George Soros)