What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the b…

Thomas Sowell
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What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race? ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press
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What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race? ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press

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