Someone once said that a fool can put on his coat better than a wise man can put it on for him. The implications of that undermine most of the agenda of the political left.

Quote by Thomas Sowell

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

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

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be...

If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be...

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they...

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they...

The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then...

Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who...

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

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

What is more frightening than any particular policy or ideology is the widespread habit of...

What is more frightening than any particular policy or ideology is the widespread habit of...

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not...

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not...

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...

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,...

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn...

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.

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...

The people made worse off by slavery were those who were enslaved. Their descendants would...

The people made worse off by slavery were those who were enslaved. Their descendants would...

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who...

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who...

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run...

Like a baseball game, wars are not over till they are over. Wars don't run...

Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the...

Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the...

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it...

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it...