Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

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.

Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.

The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world. And I think that's rather shocking for Americans to hear.

Although I have made a fortune in the financial markets, I now fear that the untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life is endangering our open and democratic society. The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.