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The government is indeed an institution, but “the market” is nothing more than an option for each individual to chose among numerous existing institutions, or to fashion new arrangements suited to his own situation and taste.

Thomas Sowell

A society in which such decisions can only be made by males has thrown away half of its knowledge, talents, and insights.
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The government is indeed an institution, but “the market” is nothing more than an option for each individual to chose among numerous existing institutions, or to fashion new arrangements suited to his own situation and taste.
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Arrangement Economics Government Institution Market Situation
What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long.
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Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world.
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Economics is a study of cause and effect relationships in an economy.
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We should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.
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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous.
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No one chooses which culture to be born into or can be blamed for how that culture evolved in past centuries.
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It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.
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The history of which peoples, nations, or civilizations have conquered or enslaved which other peoples, nations, or civilizations has been largely a history of who has been in a position to do so.
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What all these lofty and vague phrases boil down to is that the court can impose things that the voters don’t want and the Constitution does not require, but which are in vogue in circles to which the court responds.
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The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
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It doesn’t matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.
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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.
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If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else’s expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves.
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