Should Quotes by Thomas Sowell

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against…

— Thomas Sowell

American prosperity and American free enterprise are both highly unusual in the world, and we should not overlook the possibility that the…

— Thomas Sowell

We might have been better off if the question of Obama's patriotism had been raised before he was first elected. Never should…

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We know - or should know - what lies at the end of the road of racial polarization. A 'race card' is…

— Thomas Sowell

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would…

— Thomas Sowell

The New York times' long-standing motto, 'All the News That's Fit to Print,' should be changed to reflect today's reality: 'Manufacturing News…

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It is amazing how many people act as if the right to free speech includes the right to be free of criticism…

— Thomas Sowell

People who think that they are being exploited should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people…

— Thomas Sowell

If increased government spending with borrowed or newly created money is a 'stimulus,' then the Weimar Republic should have been stimulated to…

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The biggest hypocrites on gun control are those who live in upscale developments with armed security guards - and who want to…

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Congressman Frank and Senator Dodd wanted the government to push financial institutions to lend to people they would not lend to otherwise,…

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Once you buy the argument that some segment of the citizenry should lose their rights, just because they are envied or resented,…

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The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of…

— Thomas Sowell

Everyone should be concerned about Internet anarchy in which anybody can pretend to be anybody else, unless something is done to stop…

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We should listen first and foremost to our own experience We should stop looking for saviors.Society has not existed for thousands of…

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We're not a socialist country, because the socialists believe in government ownership in the means of production, but the fascists believe that…

— Thomas Sowell

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things…

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Think about it: What the busybodies are saying is that third parties like themselves -- who are paying nothing to anybody --…

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A recent poll shows that a majority of blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics do not think the Census should be classifying people…

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Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global…

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The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be…

— Thomas Sowell

Any politician who starts shouting election-year demagoguery about the rich and the poor should be asked, "What about the other 90 percent…

— Thomas Sowell

Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should…

— Thomas Sowell

Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the…

— Thomas Sowell

The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising…

— Thomas Sowell

ANYONE who studies the history of ideas should notice how much more often people on the political left, more so than others,…

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People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic" should realize that the truth is often not very…

— Thomas Sowell

A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are…

— Thomas Sowell