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

Being

"The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market."

Creativity

"There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well."

Politics

"We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity."

Leadership

"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."

Society

"Bush's 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."

Power

"The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic."

Society

"A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy."

Democracy

"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."

Care

"When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task."

Success