Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing…

Thomas Sowell
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Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities. ✨ Thomas Sowell (2007). A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles, p.6, Basic Books
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Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities. ✨ Thomas Sowell (2007). A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles, p.6, Basic Books

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