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" People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do. "
Thomas Sowell
Work
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" 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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" It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all. "
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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. "
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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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" Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. "
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" The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. "
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" The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best. "
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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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" Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency. "
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" Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the government did something, compared to what actually happened when the government did nothing. "
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Nothing
" 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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" All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting 'the rich' to pay 'their fair share' is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics. "
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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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School
" There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously. "
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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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" If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. "
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" All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts. "
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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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" The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. "
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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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" All too often when liberals cite statistics, they forget the statisticians' warning that correlation is not causation. "
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" Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem. "
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" Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans. "
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