Carolina QuotesOne of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people's motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans-- anything except reason.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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Random Thoughts, Sep 03, 2007
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- 2007
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