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" The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. "
Thomas Sowell
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" The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.' "
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" 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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" A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely. "
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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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" All too often when liberals cite statistics, they forget the statisticians' warning that correlation is not causation. "
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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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" Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency. "
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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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" Being willing to donate the taxpayers' money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is. "
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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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" Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality. "
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" President Obama seems completely unaware of how many of the policies he is trying to impose have been tried before, in many times and places around the world, and have failed time and again. "
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" Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help. "
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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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