"In a democracy, we have always had..." - Quote by Thomas Sowell
In a democracy, we have always had to worry about the ignorance of the uneducated. Today we have to worry about the ignorance of people with college degrees.
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“Deception is one of the quickest ways to gain little things and lose big things.”
“If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves”
“In this era of non-judgmental mush, too many Americans have become incapable of facing the brutal reality of unprovoked hatred, based on envy, resentment and ultimately on a vicious urge to lash out against others for the pain of ones own insignificance. That has been a common thread in things as disparate as ghetto riots, two world wars, and now Islamic terrorism.”
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“A natural parent has only two things principally to consider, the improvement of his son, and the finances to do it with.”
“The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.”
“Educated men are so impressive.”
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“When I forgive other people, I let them go, I free them from my ignorance. And as soon as I do, I feel lighter, brighter and better.”
“Nowadays a parlor maid as ignorant as Queen Victoria was when she came to the throne would be classed as mentally defective.”
“Bodily decrepitude is wisdom; youngWe loved each other and were ignorant.”