Carolina QuotesSince this is an era when many people are concerned about 'fairness' and 'social justice,' what is your 'fair share' of what someone else has worked for?
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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p.397
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- Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (2011)
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- 2011
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- p.397
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