Carolina QuotesIt is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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Random Thoughts, Townhall, December 2004.
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