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Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays QUOTES

1 " The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. "

― Thomas Sowell , Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays

2 " People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right—especially if events prove you right while proving them wrong. "

― Thomas Sowell , Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays

3 " Back in my old neighborhood, there was a special contempt for the kind of guy who was always trying to get two other guys to fight each other. Today, it is considered a great contribution to society to incite consumers against producers, tenants against landlords, women against men, and the races against each other. "

― Thomas Sowell , Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays