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You cannot take any people, of any color, and exempt them from the requirements of civilization - including work, behavioral standards, personal responsibility, and all the other basic things that the clever

You cannot take any people, of any color, and exempt them from the requirements of civilization - including work, behavioral standards, personal responsibility, and all the other basic things that the clever intelligentsia disdain - without ruinous consequences to them and to society at large.

Thomas Sowell
Clever, Responsibility, Color
"What Ails Baltimore? Liberalism, Corruption & Incompetence" by Jack Kelly, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 10, 2015.

The most politically painless way to hand out goodies, without taking responsibility for their costs, is to pass a law saying that somebody else must provide those goodies at their expense, while the politicians take credit for generosity and compassion.

Thomas Sowell
Responsibility, Compassion, Hands
Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.93, ReadHowYouWant.com

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

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

The vision of the anointed is one in which ills as poverty, irresponsible sex, and crime derive primarily from 'society,' rather than from individual choices and behavior. To believe in personal responsibility would be to destroy the whole special role of the anointed, whose vision casts them in the role of rescuers of people treated unfairly by 'society'.

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

Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, "What is the point of being a superpower if you can't do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?" The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alone.

Thomas Sowell
War, Responsibility, Iraq
"Live: Thomas Sowell". Interview with David Isaac, www.aei.org. January 01, 2004.

Adolescence is a relatively recent thing in human history -- a period of years between the constraints of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. This irresponsible period of adolescence is artificially extended by long years of education, much of it wasted on frivolities. Tenure extends adolescence even further for teachers and professors.

Thomas Sowell
Teacher, Responsibility, Years

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