Equity: The Thief of Human Potential - Thomas Sowell
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Published 2023-02-28
Sowell was born in segregated Gastonia, North Carolina, to a poor family, and grew up in Harlem, New York City. Due to poverty and difficulties at home, he dropped out of Stuyvesant High School and worked various odd jobs, eventually serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Afterward he took night classes at Howard University and then attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1958. He earned a master's degree in economics from Columbia University the next year and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1968. In his academic career, he has served on the faculties of Cornell University, Amherst College, Brandeis University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and, currently, Stanford University. He has also worked at think tanks including the Urban Institute. Since 1977, he has worked at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy.
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All Comments (21)
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I would rather fail and learn something than pass and learn nothing.
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As a teacher, I am forced to live with this every day. It's so sad, as the kids who actually put in the effort end up getting similar results (pass the course) to those who only show up for 30% of the classes in a semester. We are going to, eventually, kill work ethic because of this. There will be no need to strive for excellence. Kids aren't stupid - they will figure this out and will behave accordingly, and our society at large will suffer.
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Equity could theoretically lead to the dystopian nightmare depicted in Kurt Vonnegut's story "Harrison Bergeron" where anyone who excels in any area above the rest is deliberately and forcibly handicapped by the state or the authorities to make everyone perform exactly on the same level. In his story, this discouraged the expression of beauty, art, creative expression, innovation, and greatness just so that no one would ever be offended by becoming jealous or resentful of anyone else.
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One of the greatest thinkers, philosophers, and writers in the history of humankind. May God bless Dr. Thomas Sowell.
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“It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.” ~Thomas Sowell~
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"If there's anything worse than unfairness, it is make- believe fairness." ~ Thomas Sowell
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Damn!! I can NEVER get enough Sowell. He's just so brilliant.
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I just had to endure equity and diversity training for work.....came here to heal my soul
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I find it astounding that in the 24 years since he made this speech, things have only gotten worse, much, much worse...and every prediction made by this speech has come true.
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What I love most about Thomas Sowell is his fight for "reality" against "ideology." It's the common thread in all his books.
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My children give me much of the credit for their education. School became just a place to go, so the overseers could keep track of their whereabouts during the day...even into their late teens they were excited about coming home to crack the books!!!...they are very successful now. So, when i look at education I look at truly gifted people who dropped out and I am grateful to them for sharing.....
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This did an outstanding job of explaining what I'd recently realized: one of, if not the, biggest divisions in societies right now is the conflict between people who want to optimize their own lives and communities, and those who want to shape the world in a way they deem perfect. The latter group believes that given enough control, they could eradicate poverty, hunger, and discrimination, but in trying to take from some and give to others, they directly come into conflict with the people who are trying to build up their little corner of the world.
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We need more Thomas Sowell in our society. He is not just a "black" philosopher, his words have power for everyone on the planet.
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Too bad a course on Thomas Sowell is not mandatory in high school & college. He's a national treasure.
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This is a man with common sense i could listen to him all day without becoming bored the world has lost this Art
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Started listing to Thomas Sowell a few years ago and now I am glad that I did especially when I watch his videos and listen to some of his audio teachings throughout his life. Still can't believe he is in his 90's and still educating people to this day.
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If there's anything worse then unfairness its make believe fairness. Wonderful statement all in its self.
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Observe that he said all this in 1999. Obviously, his words have fallen on deaf ears, for things have progressed in the opposite direction all this time. Still, his words are there to be heard and read. We can only pray that the people who need his wisdom will find it. Videos like this will certainly help.
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It's a shame that Thomas Sowell isn't more well known. He's a national treasure.
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Such a wise and truthful sage. I thank God for this gift at this time to humanity.
