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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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One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring. – Thomas Sowell

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What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they dont like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, dont expect freedom to survive very long. – 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 idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal – that you can gather votes like box tops – is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. – George E. MacDonald

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Regardless of Bill Clintons politics or personal life, he grew up in obscurity and was elected to the presidency – twice. Dont take that away from him, because then you take it away from every other kid in America sitting out there in a school bus with a big dream. – Mike Huckabee

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This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You cant come in closer with the 35 mm. – Annie Leibovitz

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