Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts blacks in the top ten percent of students, but at MIT this puts them in the bottom ten percent of the class. Use this quote
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them. Use this quote
The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. Use this quote
People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do. Use this quote
Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results. Use this quote
The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive. Use this quote
