Blacks were not enslaved because they were black but because they were available. Slavery has existed in the world for thousands of years. Whites enslaved other whites in Europe for centuries before the first black was brought to the Western hemisphere. Asians enslaved Europeans. Asians enslaved other Asians. Africans enslaved other Africans, and indeed even today in North Africa, blacks continue to enslave blacks.
Thomas SowellWhen you start off by telling those who disagree with you that they are not merely in error but in sin, how much of a dialogue do you expect?
Thomas SowellFreedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.
Thomas SowellCheap medical care is one of the most expensive things there is. So long as politicians can create the illusion of something for nothing, that gets them votes, which is what it is all about, as far as they are concerned.
Thomas SowellThose government officials who want more power are not going to stop unless they get stopped.
Thomas Sowell