“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
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“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.”
― Is Reality Optional? And Other Essays
― Is Reality Optional? And Other Essays
“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.”
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“Racism does not have a good track record. It's been tried out for a long time and you'd think by now we'd want to put an end to it instead of putting it under new management.
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