Thomas Sowell Quotes

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

One of the few compensations for growing old is accumulating memories and sharing them with others.

Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today?

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.

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

One of the biggest taxes is one that is not even called a tax — inflation. When the government spends money that it creates, it is transferring part of the value of your money to themselves.

Racism has never done this country any good, and it needs to be fought against, not put under new management for different groups.

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

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

One of the reasons people don’t bother to stop and think is that symbolism lets them feel good about themselves. They can go through life leaving havoc in their wake, while enjoying a warm glow of self-approval.

The Constitution cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution.

What exactly is your ‘fair share’ of what ‘someone else’ has worked for?