Thomas Sowell
greed money earn
“I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”
― Thomas Sowell
help people truth tell
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
― Thomas Sowell
panic honest hypocrite
“It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.”
― Thomas Sowell
law economics politics scarcity
“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
social history western world work sound good facade
“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
― Thomas Sowell
afford doctor hospital bureaucracy
“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.”
― Thomas Sowell
market government
“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
basic question best decide
“The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.”
― Thomas Sowell
problem solution trade-off
“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”
― Thomas Sowell
politician liar voter
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”
― Thomas Sowell
politician vote promise
“If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves.”
― Thomas Sowell
smart stop think
“It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.”
― Thomas Sowell
life want option
“Life does not ask what we want. It presents us with options”
― Thomas Sowell