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" Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late. "
Thomas Sowell
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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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" The Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts blacks in the top ten percent of students, but at MIT this puts them in the bottom ten percent of the class. "
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" A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas. "
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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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" Do countries with strong gun control laws have lower murder rates? Only if you cherry-pick the data. "
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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. "
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" Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency. "
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" The black family survived centuries of slavery and generations of Jim Crow, but it has disintegrated in the wake of the liberals' expansion of the welfare state. "
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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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" If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win. "
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" If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly. "
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" 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. "
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