Groups that rose from poverty to prosperity seldom did so by having their own racial or ethnic leaders to follow. Thomas Sowell ethnicfollowgroup Change image and share on social
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts blacks in the top ten percent of students, but at MIT this puts them in the bottom ten percent of the class. Thomas Sowell acceptblackbottom Change image and share on social
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 decadegoodhistory Change image and share on social
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 administeraffordamaze share on social
Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the government did something, compared to what actually happened when the government did nothing. Thomas Sowell comparecrydatum share on social
What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture. Thomas Sowell blameboilculture Change image and share on social
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. Thomas Sowell actionattitudecounterproductive share on social
The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite. Thomas Sowell complexitygrowimply Change image and share on social
The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state. Thomas Sowell dependdependentexpand Change image and share on social
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. Thomas Sowell belongbenefitexercise Change image and share on social
