Thomas Sowell

Quotes

• “Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.”

• “Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge.”

• “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”

• “Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.”

• “If you don't believe in the innate unreasonableness of human beings, just try raising children.”