It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitud…

Thomas Sowell
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It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press
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It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press

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