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Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely. The notion that it is the occasion for our cleverness fills me with baffled bitterness and anger. ”
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. ”
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. ”
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. ”
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. ”
I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation. ”
Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator. ”
Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having? ”
Under capitalism each individual engages in economic planning. ”