Carolina QuotesIn its pursuit of justice for a segment of society, in disregard of the consequences for society as a whole, what is called 'social justice' might more accurately be called anti-social justice, since what consistently gets ignored or dismissed are precisely the costs to society. Such a conception of justice seeks to correct, not only biased or discriminatory acts by individuals or by social institutions, but unmerited disadvantages in general, from whatever source they may arise.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
Source
p.10, Simon and Schuster
- work
- The Quest for Cosmic Justice (2001)
- year
- 2001
- locator
- p.10
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