Quotation of the Day…

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… is from page 126 of Thomas Sowell’s 2023 book, Social Justice Fallacies:

Economic self-interest is by no means the only factor leading some individuals and institutions to persist in demonstrably counterproductive affirmative action admissions policies. Ideological crusades are not readily abandoned by people who are paying no price for being wrong, and who could pay a heavy price – personally and socially – for breaking ranks under fire and forfeiting both a cherished vision and a cherished place among fellow elites.