Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, quoted in Baily, N. M., D. Farrell and S. Lund (2000), The Color of Hot Money, Foreign Affairs, 79(2), 99–109.
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All these countries [in East Asia] have spent 40 years trying to build up their economies and a moron like Soros comes along with a lot of money to speculate and ruin things.
— Mahathir Mohamad
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "All these countries [in East Asia] have spent 40 years trying to build up their economies and a moron like Soros comes along with a lot of money to speculate and ruin things." in the context of "Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, quoted in Baily, N. M., D. Farrell and S. Lund (2000), The Color of Hot Money, Foreign Affairs, 79(2), 99–109." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Soros" (Quotes about Soros)
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About George Soros
George Soros (born György Schwartz on 12 August 1930) is a Hungarian-born American businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Foundations.
About George Soros
George Soros (born György Schwartz on 12 August 1930) is a Hungarian-born American businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Foundations.
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