Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, turned social theorist, political philosoph...
It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into law. Thomas Sowell
It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into law.
Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers. Thomas Sowell
Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers.
Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. Thomas Sowell
Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them.
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. Thomas Sowell
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.
Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God. Thomas Sowell
Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.
The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results. Thomas Sowell
The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results.
Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric. Thomas Sowell
Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.
Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination. Thomas Sowell
Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.
The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best. Thomas Sowell
The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.
Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected. Thomas Sowell
Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected.
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously. Thomas Sowell
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously.
A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas. Thomas Sowell
A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.