One of the consequences of such notions as ‘entitlements’ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.
THOMAS SOWELLThe welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
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People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.
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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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Justice at all costs’ is not justice.
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There are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously.
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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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No matter how much people on the left talk about compassion, they have no compassion for the taxpayers.
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In short, numbers are accepted as evidence when they agree with preconceptions, but not when they don’t.
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Age gives you an excuse for not being very good at things that you were not very good at when you were young.
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Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.
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Intellect is not wisdom.
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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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Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers.
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Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.
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People are all born ignorant but they are not born stupid.
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The question is not what anybody deserves. The question is who is to take on the God-like role of deciding what everybody else deserves.
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