“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”
Failure
“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.”
LeadershipAll Quotes by Thomas Sowell
“The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.”
Men“Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.”
Power“In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected.”
Money“Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.”
Best“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
Politics“It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.”
Amazing“One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.”
Failure“Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results.”
War“People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.”
Time“One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring.”
Time“The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.”
Government“There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.”
Truth“People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.”
Money“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.”
Work“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.”
Funny“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.”
Good“Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.”
Government“Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.”
Freedom“If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today.”
Politics