Thomas Sowell Quotes

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.

Socialism most always leads to a failure of democracy because the economic system ultimately cannot provide for its people.

Well, what are you socialists going to do about me?

Socialism has been an abject failure across the face of the globe, millions have suffered under socialism, and yet we're not doing an effective job communicating that.

Socialism, as I understand it, is a system of democracy. Without democracy, there is no socialism.

Socialism requires that government becomes your god.

Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion.

The reason socialism has failed around the world every time it's been tried is because people in socialist countries have looked at the United States and have said if they can have it that good, we can. It's a failed, flawed ideology, but if you ask socialists why it's always failed, it's because the United States has stood in the way.

But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples.

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

Socialism? We've had way too much of it already.

It was not that socialism failed, it was the lack of socialism.

I think democratic socialism will ultimately prevail in this country because it makes an enormous amount of sense.

I'm a socialist.

Socialism is a movement that loves a smear.

Is socialism still for me if I'm a millennial millionaire?

To call yourself a socialist in 2015 is to be an idiot. Socialism fails. Everywhere.

I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come.

There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the woods and sometimes go up and on through the clouds.

Capitalism is at least tolerable, which cannot be said of Socialism or Communism.

Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share.

We are not Marxist or capitalist; we are for the poor people.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.