The 25 Best Quotes From Thomas Sowell

Townhall.com ^ | April 20, 2012 | John Hawkins

[Kaslin]

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I think you will like this

[Skooz]

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[ut1992]

Brilliant!! I love this guy.

[justice14]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[Kaslin]

You’re welcome

[mc5cents]

Thanks Kaslin. TS is truly one of America's greatest treasures.

Here is video I came across just this morning with TS debating some liberal woman on Firing Line on reducing black unemployment back in 1981. Note how the facts that TS points out to her seem to have as much effect at penetrating her consciousness as a .22 bullet on a tank. Listen here.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

In a perfect world, this man would have been America’s first black president.

[Kaslin]

Of whom everyone could have been proud of

[TexasNative2000]

25 great ones, but it left out my favorite:

"The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best."

[VTenigma]

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[Pollster1]

In a perfect world, this man would have been America’s first black president.

In a perfect world, Romney would fall just short of the nomination on the first round of balloting, simultaneously Obama would be found not to be a natural born citizen and all his actions in our White House annulled, the GOP convention would drop Romney (whom no one likes) and nominate Thomas Sowell to run against Biden, and Sowell would indeed become America’s first black president - in a country that would no longer care about the "First Black ______" because we would have learned to judge others by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

[spankalib]

Excellent. Thanks Kaslin.

[Kaslin]

You’re welcome

[Humble Servant]

He’s been my dream candidate for decades.

[know-the-law]

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[outofsalt]

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[rockinqsranch]

Thanks for posting this Kaslin. Dr. Sowell is a favorite around here.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

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[Pinkbell]

11)” For the anointed, traditions are likely to be seen as the dead hand of the past, relics of a less enlightened age, and not as the distilled experience of millions who faced similar human vicissitudes before.”

All good quotes, but this is my favorite.