Age gives you an excuse for not being very good at things that you were not very good at when you were young.
THOMAS SOWELLThe fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.
More Thomas Sowell Quotes
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People are all born ignorant but they are not born stupid.
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Suppose you are wrong? How would you know? How would you test for that possibility?
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As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill.
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It doesn’t matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.
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Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument.
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Don’t you get tired of seeing so many “non-conformists” with the same non-conformist look?
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What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?
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Freedom must be distinguished from democracy, with which it is often confused.
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The fact that the market is not doing what we wish it would do is no reason to automatically assume that the government would do better.
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Intellect is not wisdom.
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There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.
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Ronald Reagan had a vision of America. Barack Obama has a vision of Barack Obama.
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It has nothing to say about philosophy or values, anymore than it has to say about music or literature.
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Failure is part of the natural cycle of business. Companies are born, companies die, capitalism moves forward.
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If 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.
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