Quote by Thomas Sowell
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough o

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. – Thomas Sowell

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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. – Thomas Sowell

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It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. – Thomas Sowell

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The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best. – Thomas Sowell

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It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. – Francis Bacon

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Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they dont know what they are conserving. – Robertson Davies

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I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends… that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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Its really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how youre going to get it to these people. – Bob Geldof

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