Thomas Sowell:
(born June 30, 1930)
American economist, social philosopher, and political commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he became a well-known voice in the American conservative movement as a prominent black conservative.
He was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush in 2002.
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously.
No society ever thrived because it had a large and growing class of parasites living of those who produce.
The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.
People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right – especially if events prove you right while proving them wrong.
What exactly is your ‘fair share’ of what ‘someone else’ has worked for?
It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.
