Century Quote by Thomas Sowell

ANYONE who studies the history of ideas should notice how much more often people on the political left, more so than others, denigrate and…

— Thomas Sowell

What the political left, even in democratic countries, share is the notion that knowledgeable and virtuous people like themselves have both a right and…

— Thomas Sowell

What is especially disturbing about the political left is that they seem to have no sense of the tragedy of the human condition. Instead,…

— Thomas Sowell

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to…

— Thomas Sowell

The vocabulary of the political left is fascinating. For example, it is considered to be 'materialistic' and 'greedy' to want to keep what you…

— Thomas Sowell

For my part, let me be clear: protecting those in society most at risk of harm, those crushed at the bottom of the heap,…

— Amber Rudd

Every society has the criminals it deserves.

— Emma Goldman

In a society of criminals, the innocent man goes to jail.

— Philip K. Dick

Fiscal policy should balance growth, equity, and sustainability concerns, including protecting society's most vulnerable.

— Gita Gopinath

“The first duty of the sovereign [is] that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, [which] can be…

— Adam Smith

“In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right…

— Ayn Rand

“Every society has the criminals that it deserves.”

— Havelock Ellis