All Thomas Sowell Quotes
- There are 3 questions that would destroy most of the arguments of the Left. The first is - compared to what? The second is -… Argument
- The grand delusion of contemporary liberals is that they have both the right and the ability to move their fellow creatures around like blocks of… Ability
- Envy is always referred to by its political alias, 'social justice. Alias
- It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into law. Amazing
- No society ever thrived because it had a large and growing class of parasites living off those who produce. Class
- Once you buy the argument that some segment of the citizenry should lose their rights, just because they are envied or resented, you are putting… Any
- 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… All
- The real problem, both in discussions of mass shootings and in discussions of gun control, is that too many people are too committed to a… Allow
- The key fallacy of so called gun control laws is that such laws do not in fact control guns. They simply disarm law abiding citizens,… Abiding
- We don‘t have faith that #freedom works. We have evidence. Don T
- Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days. Anybody
- Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected. Americans
- Our economic problems worry me much less than our political solutions, which have a far worse track record. Economic
- The inefficiency of political control of an economy has been demonstrated more often, in more places, and under more varied conditions, than almost anything outside… Almost Anything
- When we hear about rent control or gun control, we may think about rent or guns but the word that really matters is 'control.' That… All
- The murder of a dozen innocent people is unquestionably a human tragedy. But that is no excuse for reacting blindly by preventing hundreds of thousands… Blindly
- If you believe in equal rights, then what do “women’s rights,†“gay rights,†etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the… All
- ANYONE who studies the history of ideas should notice how much more often people on the political left, more so than others, denigrate and demonize… Answering
- Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority… Alive
- One of the reasons for conspiracy theories is an assumption that people in high places always know what they are doing. When they do something… Always Know