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" The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite. "
Thomas Sowell
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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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" 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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" The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. "
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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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" There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young. "
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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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" The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites. "
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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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" Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism. "
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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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" Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results. "
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" Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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 real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending. "
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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 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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" Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. "
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" The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best. "
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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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" Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life. "
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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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