We live in a global economy, but the political organization of our global society is woefully inadequate. We are bereft of the capacity to preserve p… - George Soros

I did spearhead the introduction of the Internet in countries like Russia, the former Soviet Union, because it is a very open system of communication. I think it has great potential for self-organization and self-organization is very much at the heart of an open society. The Internet is sort of a medium of open society. However, it can also be a medium of control and so we have to be careful it doesn't destroy you.

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.

I think he's a man of good intentions. I don't doubt it. But I think he's leading us in the wrong direction.