Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.

Quote by Thomas Sowell

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There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals,...

It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals,...

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

People used to say, Ignorance is no excuse. Today, ignorance is no problem. After all,...

If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone...

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

One of the consequences of such notions as entitlements is that people who have contributed...

One of the consequences of such notions as entitlements is that people who have contributed...

People who claim that sentencing a murderer to life without the possibility of parole protects...

People who claim that sentencing a murderer to life without the possibility of parole protects...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

Not only does the passage of time produce knowledge, it also produces ignorance... As the...

Too much of what is called education is little more than an expensive isolation from...

Too much of what is called education is little more than an expensive isolation from...

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced...

Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced...

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...