Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.
THOMAS SOWELLIt’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.
More Thomas Sowell Quotes
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No matter how much people on the left talk about compassion, they have no compassion for the taxpayers.
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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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Everyone may be called “comrade,” but some comrades have the power of life and death over other comrades.
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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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I am so old that I can remember when other people’s achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance.
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No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.
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When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.
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It doesn’t matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.
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The only people I truly envy are those who can play a musical instrument and those who can eat anything they want without gaining weight.
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The really painful surprise is that so many people based their hopes on his words, rather than on the record of his deeds.
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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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The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.
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Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument.
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Intellect is not wisdom.
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It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.
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