Thomas Sowell on Error and Responsibility

Thomas Sowell is an American economist and social philosopher known for his conservative views and economic writings.

A quote describing the human tendency to persist in errors when others bear the consequences.

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Thomas Sowell (born 1930) is an American economist, social theorist, and author. He is known for his extensive studies and critical views on economic and social issues, including politics, culture, and race relations.

Quote by Thomas Sowell about the dangers of making decisions without accountability

1. February 2026

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"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell

Quote about the fatal attraction of government by Thomas Sowell

10. June 2025

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"The fatal attraction of government is that it allows busybodies to impose decisions on others without paying any price themselves. That enables them to act as if there were no price, even when there are ruinous prices - paid by others." Thomas Sowell

Carl J. Burckhardt quote about the difficulty of witnessing historical processes among ignorant people

7. May 2022

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"It is one of the most difficult things that can be imposed on a thinking man, to have to witness the course of a historical process among ignorant people, whose inevitable outcome he has long known with clarity. The time of the error of others, of false hopes, of blindly committed mistakes then becomes very long." Carl J. Burckhardt