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There are few talents so richly rewarded - especially in politics and the media - as the ability to portray parasites as victims, and portray demands for preferential treatment as struggles for equal rights.

There are few talents so richly rewarded - especially in politics and the media - as the ability to portray parasites as victims, and portray demands for preferential treatment as struggles for equal rights.

Struggle, Rights, Media

Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.

Men, Different, Different Day

Thomas Sowell (1993). “Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays”, Hoover Inst Press

'Fair' is one of the most dangerous concepts in politics. Since no two people are likely to agree on what is 'fair,' this means that there must be some third party with power - the government - to impose its will. The road to despotism is paved with 'fairness'.

Party, Mean, Government

The biggest hypocrites on gun control are those who live in upscale developments with armed security guards - and who want to keep other people from having guns to defend themselves. But what about lower-income people living in high-crime, inner city neighborhoods? Should such people be kept unarmed and helpless, so that limousine liberals can 'make a statement' by adding to the thousands of gun laws already on the books?

Book, Hypocrite, Ghetto

If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves

Giving, Voting, Promise

There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse.

Political, Liberty, Libertarian

Civil rights used to be about treating everyone the same. But today some people are so used to special treatment that equal treatment is considered to be discrimination.

Rights, Equal Treatment, People

...Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe.

Believe, People, Facts

If you don't control the borders, it doesn't matter what immigration laws you have.

Law, Immigration, Borders

"Do No Harm: An Interview With Thomas Sowell". Interview with David Harsanyi, thefederalist.com. January 13, 2015.

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

Faces, Conservative, Liberalism

Thomas Sowell (2013). “Controversial Essays”, p.322, Hoover Press

You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.

Libertarian, Outcomes, Procedures

To say that being non-judgmental is better than being judgmental is itself a judgment, and therefore a violation of principle.

Principles, Judgmental, Violation

There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs.

Stupid, Creating, People

Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.98, ReadHowYouWant.com

The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires chasing a finite number of goods, services and resources. The first rule of politics is to ignore the first rule of economics.

Finite Number, Numbers, Desire

The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one's own behavior.

Responsibility, Behavior, Great Escape

Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.245, ReadHowYouWant.com

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 left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.

Order, Ideas, Political

Thomas Sowell (2011). “The Thomas Sowell Reader”, p.144, Basic Books

It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with 'solutions' to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In many cases, the most efficient thing to do would be to repeal their previous solution and stop being so gung-ho for creating new solutions in the future. But, politically, that is the last thing they will do.

Creating, Political, Watches

Some of the most vocal critics of the way things are being done are people who have done nothing themselves, and whose only contributions to society are their complaints and moral exhibitionism.

People, Exhibitionism, Done

"Random Thoughts". www.jewishworldreview.com. October 17, 2005.

It is so easy to be wrong-and to persist in being wrong-when the costs of being wrong are paid by others.

Cost, Easy, Persist

Thomas Sowell (1995). “The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy”, p.136, Basic Books

Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.

School, Today, Indoctrination

There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to convince parasites they are victims.

Liberty, Talent, Victim

A friend from India told me that a countryman of his said: "I want to go to America. I want to see a country where poor people are fat."

Country, America, People

The Constitution cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution.

Constitution, Protect

"Political Judges". jewishworldreview.com. November 9, 2010.

A passionate commitment to social justice is no substitute for knowing what the hell you're talking about.

Commitment, Talking, Knowing

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.

Country, Men, Doers

Thomas Sowell (2013). “Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays”, p.204, Hoover Press

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