The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
THOMAS SOWELLThe welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
THOMAS SOWELLThe really painful surprise is that so many people based their hopes on his words, rather than on the record of his deeds.
THOMAS SOWELLThere are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously.
THOMAS SOWELLThe 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 SOWELLThe most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.
THOMAS SOWELLTalkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.
THOMAS SOWELLIntellect is not wisdom.
THOMAS SOWELLIf you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today.
THOMAS SOWELLWe should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.
THOMAS SOWELLHeedless of the past, we are flying blind into the future.
THOMAS SOWELLEach new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.
THOMAS SOWELLIt takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.
THOMAS SOWELLMany 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.
THOMAS SOWELLSome people imagine that they are well informed because they have memorized a whole galaxy of trendy dogmas and fashionable attitudes.
THOMAS SOWELLIf people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.
THOMAS SOWELLIt doesn’t matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.
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