Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.
—Thomas Sowell
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As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking—or lack of thinking.
—Thomas Sowell
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It is a way to take people’s wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.
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How can anyone read history and still trust politicians?
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Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.
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Facts do not “speak for themselves.” They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theory or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
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People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything
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There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.
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As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking—or lack of thinking.
—Thomas Sowell
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In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected.
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Life has many good things. The problem is that most of these good things can be gotten only by sacrificing other good things. We all recognize this in our daily lives. It is only in politics that this simple, common sense fact is routinely ignored.
—Thomas Sowell
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Life has many good things. The problem is that most of these good things can be gotten only by sacrificing other good things. We all recognize this in our daily lives. It is only in politics that this simple, common sense fact is routinely ignored.
—Thomas Sowell