Carolina QuotesI'm always embarrassed when people say that I'm courageous. Soldiers are courageous. Policemen are courageous. Firemen are courageous. I just have a thick hide and disregard what silly people say.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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"Live" with Thomas Sowell, The American Enterprise, September 2004.
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- 2004
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“I'm always embarrassed when people say that I'm courageous. …” Thomas Sowell. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C2CD20C0F0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c2cd20c0f0
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