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Thomas Sowell quotes

American Economist July 30, 1930

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Thomas Sowell quote: "Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished..."
Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "Intellect is not wisdom."
Intellect is not wisdom. Thomas Sowell
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. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "What is history but the story of how politicians have..."
What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race? Thomas Sowell
Unfortunately, the real minimum wage is always zero, regardless of the laws, and that is the wage that many workers receive in the wake of the creation or escalation of a government-mandated minimum wage, because they lose their jobs or fail to find jobs when they enter the labor force. Making it illegal to pay less than a given amount does not make a worker’s productivity worth that amount—and, if it is not, that worker is unlikely to be employed. Thomas Sowell
The fact that the market is not doing what we wish it would do is no reason to automatically assume that the government would do better. Thomas Sowell
What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less. Thomas Sowell
Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities. Thomas Sowell
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. Thomas Sowell
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face."
Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face. Thomas Sowell
You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "The least productive people are usually the ones who are most..."
The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus..."
If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win. Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell quote: "People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything."
People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Thomas Sowell

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