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Institutions Quotes by Thomas Sowell
- Congressman Frank and Senator Dodd wanted the government to push financial institutions to lend to people they would not lend to otherwise, because of the…
- Out of every hundred new ideas ninety-nine or more will probably be inferior to the traditional responses which they propose to replace. No one man,…
- In its pursuit of justice for a segment of society, in disregard of the consequences for society as a whole, what is called 'social justice'…
- We should listen first and foremost to our own experience We should stop looking for saviors.Society has not existed for thousands of years because it…
- Implicit in the activist conception of government is the assumption that you can take the good things in a complex system for granted, and just…
- Informal relationships are not mere minor interstitial supplements to the major institutions of society. These informal relationships not only include important decision-making processes, such as…
- 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…
- The government is indeed an institution, but "the market" is nothing more than an option for each individual to chose among numerous existing institutions, or…
- Consequences matter more than intentions, and not just the immediate consequences, but also the longer run repercussions of decisions, policies, and institutions.
More Institutions Quotes
- London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want,… — David Attenborough
- If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for… — John James Audubon
- When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have… — Drew Barrymore
- An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the… — Clara Barton
- Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken… — Gary Bauer
- As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. — Pierre Beaumarchais
- What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing… — Henry Ward Beecher
- No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions… — Ruth Benedict