THOMAS SOWELL: quotes on socialism.

If there is not equality of outcomes among people porn to the same parents and raised under the same roof, why should equality of outcomes be expected - of assumed - when conditions are not nearly so comparable?

The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribute wealth and ended up redistributing poverty.

Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.

There’s no point blaming the tragedies of socialism on the flaws or corruption of particular leaders. Any system which allows some people to exercise unbridled power over others is an open invitation to abuse, whether that system is called slavery or socialism or something else.

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