Justin Kubas

“Adam Smith's entire economic doctrine of laissez-faire implicitly assumed the same lack of correspondence between intention and effect, for the systemic benefits of capitalism were no part of the intention of capitalists.”
― Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

“...loyalty, seen as an abandonment of impartiality in future behavior by those with the unconstrained vision, was viewed very differently by those with the constrained vision... the alternative to loyalty is not impartiality but pure selfishness. The kinds of emotional attachments which lead to loyalty are thus seen as beneficial social ties, essential to the functioning of the whole society.”
― Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

“He's a wild animal, and you and I are tame.”
― Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

“...the constrained vision does not defend existing inequalities... as just. According to Hayek, "the manner in which the benefits and burdens are apportioned by the market mechanism would in many instances have to be regarded as very unjust if it were the result of a deliberate allocation...”
― Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles