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" Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights. "
Thomas Sowell
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" 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. "
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" There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds? "
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" Groups that rose from poverty to prosperity seldom did so by having their own racial or ethnic leaders to follow. "
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" The Congressional Budget Office has been embarrassed repeatedly by making projections based on the assumption that tax revenues and tax rates move in the same direction. "
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" Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left - which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study - are not likely to get much attention. "
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" Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products around the world and losses of far more jobs than are saved. "
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" Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society. "
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" Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do. "
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" Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination. "
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" If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. "
Thomas Sowell
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You
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" 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. "
Thomas Sowell
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" 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. "
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" Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses. "
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Gender
Dare
" Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it harder for lawyers to win frivolous lawsuits against insurance companies. "
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" Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face. "
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" Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right? "
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" Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated - preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. "
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Only
Soviet
" It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. "
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" The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites. "
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" 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. "
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You
Today
" 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. "
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Logic
" The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling. "
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Feeling
" It is hard to read a newspaper or watch a television newscast without encountering someone who has come up with a new 'solution' to society's 'problems.' "
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" Facts are not liberals' strong suit. Rhetoric is. "
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" People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do. "
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" Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions. "
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" Hyperinflation can take virtually your entire life's savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all. "
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" Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision. "
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" One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring. "
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" If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win. "
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