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Quote by Thomas Sowell

“Subsidies are a shell game, not a net addition to national wealth.”

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Thomas Sowell is a renowned economist, born on June 30, 1930. His research spans across various fields such as economic policy, race, and social issues, having a profound impact on economics and the social sciences. more

“Every politically controlled educational system will inculcate the doctrine of state supremacy sooner or later. . . . Once that doctrine has been accepted, it becomes an almost superhuman task to break the stranglehold of the political power over the life of the citizen. It has had his body, property and mind in its clutches from infancy. An octopus would sooner release its prey. A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.”

Source: God of the Machine

“A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described "pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.”

Self Term Color Wind Assuming Males Contradiction Pacific Roger Pacifist Jolly

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“Small change can often be found under seat cushions.”

Found Seats Often Is Cushions Small Changes

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“All men are created unequal.”

Men

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.”

Giving Enjoy Lifetime Butterfly Rainbow Kitten

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For a first offense, that is.”

Should Firsts Persons Crime Waking Offense

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves. Try to have getaway money - but don't be fanatic about it.”

Trying Care Take Care Fanatics Getaways Cojones

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“It is impossible for a man to love his wife whole heartedly without loving all women somewhat. I suppose that the converse must be true of women.”

Men Whole Wife Impossible Being True Converses

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“It is of the essence of the demand for equality before the law that people should be treated alike in spite of the fact that they are different.”

People Should Different Facts Law Demand Essence Treated Spite

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

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