“Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even...” — Thomas Sowell Quote

“Those who cry out that the government should 'do something' never even ask for data on what has actually happened when the government did something, compared to what actually happened when the government did nothing.”

“The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country.”

“Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok?”

“Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.”

“A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.”

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”