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Thomas Sowell je americký ekonom, sociální teoretik, politický filozof a spisovatel.

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Thomas Sowell nejznámější citáty

„Slovo "rasismus" je jako kečup. Může být kladen na prakticky cokoliv - a požadavek důkazů z tebe dělá "rasistu.".“

Originál: (en) The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything – and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'
Zdroj: [A Political Glossary, townhall.com, 2012-06-26, 2014-08-07, http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2012/06/26/a_political_glossary/page/full]

„Porovnávat kteroukoli společnost s ideály téměř garantuje, že tato společnost bude odsouzena jako selhání. Už proto, že představit si něco lepšího, než co existuje – tedy vytvořit ideál – má nulové náklady, zatímco všechno, co vytváříte v reálném světě, je zatíženo svými náklady.“

Zdroj: [Sobek, Tomáš, Spravedlnost mezi utopií a realitou, Právník, 2017, listopad, 156, 11, 999-1014, https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:656fe70c-9d63-464f-8b6f-14197a4b5db9?article=uuid:4e6cc747-ec75-40f9-a051-11b2187ba36d, 0231-6625]

„Říci, že můj vztah k redaktorům [knih] nebyl vždy šťastný, by naprosto nevystihlo skutečnost. Pro mě osobně fakt, že jsem žádného redaktora nikdy nezabil, dokazuje, že trest smrti skutečně odrazuje. Ale jelikož se v dnešní době máme každý přiznat k zahanbujícím příhodám ze svého mládí, musím připustit, že jsem jednou taky dělal redaktora. Jen jednou. A nešlukoval jsem.“

Originál: (en) To say that my relationship with editors has not always been a happy one would be to completely understate the situation. To me, the fact that I have never killed an editor is proof that the death penalty deters. However, since nowadays we are all supposed to confess to shameful episodes in our past, I must admit that I was once an editor. Only once. And I didn’t inhale.
Zdroj: [Sowell, Thomas, Some Thoughts about Writing, Hoover Press, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, https://www.hoover.org/, 27. 2. 2001, 26.2.2021, https://www.hoover.org/research/some-thoughts-about-writing]

Thomas Sowell: Citáty anglicky

“What socialism, fascism and other ideologies of the left have in common is an assumption that some very wise people—like themselves—need to take decisions out of the hands of lesser people, like the rest of us, and impose those decisions by government fiat.”

"Socialist or Fascist?" http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell061212.php3#.XEZfbc2E6Mp, Jewish World Review (June 12, 2012)
2010s
Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

“If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.”

Wimps Versus Barbarians http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2013/05/21/wimps-versus-barbarians-n1601497/page/full, May 21, 2013
2010s

“Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.”

Zdroj: 1980s–1990s, Knowledge and Decisions (1980; 1996), Ch. 1 : The Role of Knowledge

“Too many Republicans treat English as a second language, with Beltway lingo being their native tongue.”

Syndicated column https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19961212&id=1zsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6510,2218257&hl=en, retrieved from The Tuscaloosa News, December 13, 1996.
1980s–1990s

“Time was when people used to brag about how old they were -- and I am old enough to remember it.”

1980s–1990s, Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999)

“One of the grand fallacies of our time is that something beneficial should be subsidized.”

Cutting the Budget
1980s–1990s, Compassion Versus Guilt and Other Essays (1987)

“Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making.”

Zdroj: 1980s–1990s, Knowledge and Decisions (1980; 1996), Ch. 1 : The Role of Knowledge

“Racism has never done this country any good, and it needs to be fought against, not put under new management for different groups.”

"Out of Context" http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell060209.php3, Jewish World Review, 2 June 2009.
2000s

“The key feature of Communist propaganda has been the depiction of people who are more productive as mere exploiters of others.”

Twentieth Century Limited
1980s–1990s, Compassion Versus Guilt and Other Essays (1987)

“Understanding the limitations of human beings is the beginning of wisdom.”

Police Shootings
1980s–1990s, Compassion Versus Guilt and Other Essays (1987)

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