903 Quotes by Thomas Sowell

Apparently the only people who are supposed to be responsible are the taxpayers – and they are increasingly made responsible for other people’s irresponsibility.

It is amazing how many of the intelligentsia call it “greed” to want to keep what you have earned, but not greed to want to take away what somebody else has earned, and let politicians use it to buy votes.

There are 3 questions that would destroy most of the arguments of the Left. The first is – compared to what? The second is – at what cost? And the third is – what hard evidence do you have?

Nothing is more complex than avoiding the obvious.

I am so old that I can remember when other people’s achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance.

To say the Constitution is living is to say that it’s dead.

Contrary to the vision of the left, it was the free market which produced affordable housing – before government intervention made housing unaffordable.

Love is a four-letter word, but you don’t hear in nearly as often as you hear some other four-letter words. It may be a sign of our times that everyone talks openly about sex, but we seem to be embarrassed to talk about love.

As in the general society, fertility tends to be greatest where people are poorest: “The rich get richer, and the poor have children.” In.