Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument. ✨ Thomas …

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Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1995). The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy, p.68, Basic Books
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Extrapolations are the last refuge of a groundless argument. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1995). The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy, p.68, Basic Books

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