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" Facts are not liberals' strong suit. Rhetoric is. "
Thomas Sowell
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" 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. "
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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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" Imagine a political system so radical as to promise to move more of the poorest 20% of the population into the richest 20% than remain in the poorest bracket within the decade? You don't need to imagine it. It's called the United States of America. "
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" Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. "
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" 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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" Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation? "
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" The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.' "
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" A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas. "
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" People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. "
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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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" Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok? "
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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 least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. "
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" There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young. "
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" If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. "
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" You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing. "
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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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" 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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" Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities. "
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" In various countries and times, leaders of groups that lagged behind, economically and educationally, have taught their followers to blame all their problems on other people - and to hate those other people. "
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