All Thomas Sowell Quotes
- I am so old that I can remember when liberals were liberal - instead of being intolerant of anything and anybody that is not politically… Anybody
- If you truly believe in the brotherhood of man, then you must believe that blacks are just as capable of being racists as whites are. Believe
- How are children supposed to learn to act like adults, when so much of what they see on television shows adults acting like children? Act
- People who believe in evolution in biology often believe in creationism in government. In other words, they believe that the universe and all the creatures… All
- When government takes away options, it is bound to make some people worse off, even with intrinsicallly good intentions behind that government intervention. Behind
- Love is a four-letter word, but you don't hear in nearly as often as you hear some other four-letter words. It may be a sign… Embarrassed
- It is bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence… Any
- It doesnt matter what you do if you dont do what matters. If you do what matters it doesnt matter what you do. Charity
- People used to say, "Ignorance is no excuse." Today, ignorance is no problem. After all, you have "a right to your own opinion" - and… All
- Much of the world today, including the United States, is still living in the social, cultural, and political aftermath of Britain's cultural achievements, its industrial… Achievement
- Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting arguments to develop… Ad
- Ronald Reagan had a vision of America...Barac k Obama has a vision of Barack Obama. America
- Economic policies need to be analyzed in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the hopes that inspired them. Analyzed
- There are only two economists in Congress and hundreds of lawyers. Does that explain why the government is in such a mess? Congress
- What do you call it when someone steals someone else's money secretly? Theft. What do you call it when someone takes someone else's money openly… Call
- Economics is concerned with what emerges, not what anyone intended. Anyone
- The Constitution cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution. Cannot Protect
- The fatal attraction of government is that it allows busybodies to impose decisions on others without paying any price themselves. That enables them to act… Act
- How long do politicians have to keep on promising heaven and delivering hell before people catch on and stop getting swept away by rhetoric? Catch
- Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side Always Willing
- 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