903 Quotes by Thomas Sowell

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.

Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency.

If you want to get each individual's honest opinion, you don't want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.

The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country.

Being willing to donate the taxpayers' money is not the same as being willing to put your own money where your mouth is.

All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok?

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.

Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.