Quote by Thomas Sowell Download Open image ““One third of all Scots in the mid-nineteenth century moved from one county to another”” — Thomas Sowell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I’ve heard there are modern Scots clamoring for independence even in the twenty-first century. They even have their own parliament now — although to… — N. Gemini Sasson Copy Share Image
“Scottish people have grasped the choice that they have to make directly – unmediated by the political class - as an opportunity to imagine… — Adam Ramsay Copy Share Image
I had a whole Scottish existence until we moved to London when I was four. — Kenneth Cranham Copy Share Image
“Scotland was not imune to these developments, but since their role in France, Germany, Itay and Poland was to provide the ideological amunition to… — Colin McArthur Copy Share Image
“The point of this book is that being Scottish is more than just a matter of nationality or place of origin or clan or… — Arthur Herman Copy Share Image
“By the late eighteenth century, the lowlands of Scotland had developed the most extensive system of education in” — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Being a great believer in Scottish tradition, I followed the example of my fellow countrymen and moved to England. — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
The thing that interests me most about Scotland is how we differ from our neighbours. How do our ambitions differ? What kind of society… — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
“Scottish divisions were gathering up in expectation. A year’s worth of anticipation... and dread. Centuries’ worth of struggle. All of us waiting to offer… — N. Gemini Sasson Copy Share Image
“The original castle back in Edinburgh was the seat of Scottish nationalism. It symbolized everything to the diehard believers. Despite all the changes and… — Peter F. Hamilton Copy Share Image
The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
There is no bigger waste of time than doing 90% of what is necessary. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“In 1962, Democratic President John F. Kennedy, like both Democratic and Republican Presidents and Secretaries of the Treasury in earlier years, pointed out that “it… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Ideological bigotry has become the norm on even our most prestigious campuses, where students can go for years without reading or hearing anything that… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Bailing out people who made ill-advised mortgages makes no more sense that bailing out people who lost their life savings in Las Vegas casinos. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The difference is that we have the hardest and most painful evidence that there was a Holocaust. But, for the global warming scenario that… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Just as price fluctuations allocate scarce resources which have alternative uses, price controls which limit those fluctuations reduce the incentives for individuals to limit… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The greatest danger to the liberal vision are facts about the consequences of liberalism itself and the laws, policies, and ways of life that… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it,… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to someone else,… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image