"People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths..." - Quote by Thomas Sowell
People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths have no right to complain about politicians who lie to them. What other kind of candidates would such people elect?
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“To say that being non-judgmental is better than being judgmental is itself a judgment, and therefore a violation of principle.”
“Of all ignorance, the ignorance of the educated is the most dangerous. Not only are educated people likely to have more influence, they are the last people to suspect that they don't know what they are talking about when they go outside their narrow fields.”
“The America that has flourished for more than two centuries is being quietly but steadily dismantled by the Obama administration.”
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“The English should give Ireland home rule - and reserve the motion picture rights.”
“Ego trips by coteries of self-exalting people are treated in the media as idealism, rather than the petty tyranny it is.”
“Our president delivered his State of the Union message to Congress. That is one of the things his contract calls for -- to tell congress the condition of the country. This message, as I say, is to Congress. The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the president has to tell 'em.”