Thomas Sowell's Blog, page 7

Cavemen had the same natural resources at their disposal as we have today, and the difference between their standard of living and ours is a difference between the knowledge they could bring to bear on those resources and the knowledge used today.

Cavemen had the same natural resources at their disposal as we have today, and the difference between their standard of living and ours is a difference between the knowledge they could bring to bear on those resources and the knowledge used today.

Many of the great disasters of ourtime have been committed by experts.

Many of the great disasters of our
time have been committed by experts.

Intellectuals may like to think of themselves as people who "speak truth to power" but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power.

Intellectuals may like to think of themselves as people who "speak truth to power" but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power.

It is amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.

It is amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.

People who think that they are being "exploited" should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people would say: "Good riddance"?

People who think that they are being "exploited" should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people would say: "Good riddance"?

When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failures or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.

When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failures or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.

Trust is one of those things that is much easier to maintain than it is to repair.

Trust is one of those things that is much easier to maintain than it is to repair.

Journalists cannot serve two masters. To the extent that they take on the task of suppressing information or biting their tongue for the sake of some political agenda, they are betraying the trust of the public and corrupting their own profession.

Journalists cannot serve two masters. To the extent that they take on the task of suppressing information or biting their tongue for the sake of some political agenda, they are betraying the trust of the public and corrupting their own profession.

The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one’s own behavior.

The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one’s own behavior.

If you took all the fraud out of politics, there might not be a lot left.

If you took all the fraud out of politics, there might not be a lot left.