≡ Menu

Quotation of the Day…

… is from page 119 of Thomas Sowell’s 2018 book Discrimination and Disparities (original emphasis):

As a categorical institution, government can deal with things that we categorically do not want, such as murder, or which we categorically do want, such as protection from military attacks by foreign countries. But decisions and actions requiring more finely detailed knowledge for making nuanced incremental adjustments are often better handled by decision-making processes with more intimate knowledge and involvement – and especially more compelling feedback from the actual consequences of the decisions made.

Next post:

Previous post: