The economic disasters of socialism and communism come from assuming a blanket superiority of those who want to run a whole economy.
Thomas SowellA recent poll shows that a majority of blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics do not think the Census should be classifying people as black, white, Asian and Hispanic.
Thomas SowellFacts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
Thomas SowellLunches don't get free just because you don't see the prices on the menu. And economists don't get popular by reminding people of that.
Thomas SowellSo long as public schools are treated as places that exist to provide guaranteed jobs to members of the teachers' unions, do not be surprised to see American students continuing to score lower on international tests than students in countries that spend a lot less per pupil than we do.
Thomas Sowell