A few quotes from Thomas Sowell. A pre-eminent philosopher and economist.
If 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 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today.
The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.
It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.
The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'
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.
The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.
Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help.
If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.
Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the government did something, compared to what actually happened when the government did nothing.
Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.
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.
The real minimum wage is zero.
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.
~ Thomas Sowell
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