All Thomas Sowell Quotes
- Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late. Barbarians
- 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… Ago
- One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it… Among
- Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. Blatant
- People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Authority
- The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. Academic
- Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage… April
- 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… Been
- What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid… Down
- 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… Accordingly
- The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending. Achieved
- The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find… Concentrated
- The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of… All
- 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… Assume
- The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. Big
- The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.' Conservative
- Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric. Agony
- 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;… Confuses
- Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. Articulate
- Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible… Asset