Another way of verbally masking elite preemption of other people's dec…

Thomas Sowell
270 citations
Another way of verbally masking elite preemption of other people's decisions is to use the word 'ask'-as in 'We are just asking everyone to pay their fair share.' But of course governments do not ask, they: tell. The Internal Revenue Service does not 'ask' for contributions. It takes.
Humanity Politics
32

More Author Quotes

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. ✨ A Childish Letter. Column at Jewish World Review, www.jewishworldreview.com. August 17, 1998.
Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.
A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.
There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs. ✨ David Mamet launches tirade against 'antisemitism' of British writers by Vanessa Thorpe, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2011.
[A]ffirmative action in the United States has made blacks. . .who have largely lifted themselves out of poverty, look like people who owe their rise to affirmative action and other government program … ▶

Another way of verbally masking elite preemption of other people's decisions is to use the word 'ask'-as in 'We are just asking everyone to pay their fair share.' But of course governments do not ask, they: tell. The Internal Revenue Service does not 'ask' for contributions. It takes.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes