Thomas Sowell Quotes

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

If you have a right to respect, that means other people don’t have a right to their own opinions.

Few of the great tragedies of history were created by the village idiot, and many by the village genius.

How much more of an injustice is it that people who work get more money than people who don’t work?

It is amazing how many people think they are doing blacks a favor by exempting them from standards that others are expected to meet.

Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side

There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid for by someone else.

Media bias in editorials and columns is one thing. Media fraud in reporting ‘facts’ in news stories is something else. …The issue is not what various journalists or news organizations’ editorial views are. The issue is the transformation of news reporting into ideological spin, along with self-serving taboos and outright fraud.

I am so old that I can remember when liberals were liberal – instead of being intolerant of anything and anybody that is not politically correct.

If you believe in equal rights, then what do women’s rights, gay rights, etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all.