Quote by Thomas Sowell
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past thr

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. – Thomas Sowell

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The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive. – Thomas Sowell

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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

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Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires. – Bertrand Russell

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Be sweet, be good, and honest always. – Emma Bunton

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I dont think Christmas is necessarily about things. Its about being good to one another, its about the Christian ethic, its about kindness. – Carrie Fisher

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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. – Sun Tzu

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The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold. – G. K. Chesterton

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I have respect for beer. – Russell Crowe

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