Carolina QuotesWhen I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can’t help wondering if the day may yet come when the only thing that can save this country is a military coup.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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Don’t Get Weak, National Review, May 1, 2007.
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