Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowellis an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 June 1930
CityGastonia, NC
CountryUnited States of America
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class growing parasites
No society ever thrived because it had a large and growing class of parasites living off those who produce.
needs incentives inspired
Economic policies need to be analyzed in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the hopes that inspired them.
ideas moral monopoly
A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.
united-states done pieces
When all is said and done, the Constitution of the United States is a set of words on a piece of paper. The only way that the Constitution can protect us is if we protect the Constitution.
america chance live-your-own-life
The freedom of America is the freedom to live your own life and take your own chances.
race racism people
Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as 'racists'
want doe asks
Life does not ask what we want. It presents us with options
real law people
We need laws written by people who have confronted life in the real world, not in the sheltered world of trust fund recipients of the insulated cocoon of academia.
hope thinking gun
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.
mean reality people
In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities.
real government goal
The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.
law world response
When your response to everything that is wrong with the world is to say, 'there ought to be a law,' you are saying that you hold freedom very cheap.
mean people criticism
It is amazing how many people act as if the right to free speech includes the right to be free of criticism for what you say - which means that other people should not have the same right to free speech that they claim for themselves.
waste wasting-time bigger
There is no bigger waste of time than doing 90% of what is necessary.