People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic" should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.
— Thomas Sowell, The Thomas Sowell Reader (2011)
Verified — Primary Source
Related Quotes
“Those who are constantly looking for the 'root causes' of poverty, of crime, and of other national and international problems, act as if prosperity and law-abiding behavior are so...”
The Thomas Sowell Reader (2011)
Read →“The average American today has a standard of living that includes things that only the upper crust could have afforded in times past—and some things that even the rich didn’t have...”
Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays (2010)
Read →“'Equality' is one of the crucial far-fetched ideas of our time. From the soapbox demagogue to the highest court in the land, statistical disparities in outcomes have been treated a...”
Barbarians Inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999)
Read →These quotes are just the surface. I write about the ideas behind them and the conversations they start.
Wear the words.
Browse the collection →