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.
THOMAS SOWELLThe question is not what anybody deserves. The question is who is to take on the God-like role of deciding what everybody else deserves.
THOMAS SOWELLIf you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.
THOMAS SOWELLNo government of the left has done as much for the poor as capitalism has. Even when it comes to the redistribution of income, the left talks the talk but the free market walks the walk.
THOMAS SOWELLIt has nothing to say about philosophy or values, anymore than it has to say about music or literature.
THOMAS SOWELLTalkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.
THOMAS SOWELLPeople who pride themselves on their “complexity” and deride others for being “simplistic” should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.
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.
THOMAS SOWELLWhat is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?
THOMAS SOWELLOne of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.
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 SOWELLA society in which such decisions can only be made by males has thrown away half of its knowledge, talents, and insights.
THOMAS SOWELLDespite a voluminous and often fervent literature on “income distribution,” the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned.
THOMAS SOWELLSome people imagine that they are well informed because they have memorized a whole galaxy of trendy dogmas and fashionable attitudes.
THOMAS SOWELLFailure is part of the natural cycle of business. Companies are born, companies die, capitalism moves forward.
THOMAS SOWELLAge gives you an excuse for not being very good at things that you were not very good at when you were young.
THOMAS SOWELLWhat 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.
THOMAS SOWELL