Thomas Sowell Quotes About Compassion

Quotes about: Compassion

• Compassion is the use of public funds to buy votes

  Thomas Sowell

  Compassion, Liberty, Democracy

• The most politically painless way to hand out goodies, without taking responsibility for their costs, is to pass a law saying that somebody else must provide those goodies at their expense, while the politicians take credit for generosity and compassion.

  Thomas Sowell

  Responsibility, Compassion, Hands

  Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.93, ReadHowYouWant.com

• In the political language of today, people who want to keep what they have earned are said to be greedy, while those who wish to take their earnings from them and give it to others (who will vote for them in return) show compassion.

  Thomas Sowell

  Compassion, Political Language, People

• Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency.

  Thomas Sowell

  Compassion, Agendas, Bigs

• In politics, throwing the taxpayers' money at disasters is supposed to show your compassion. But robbing Peter to pay Paul is not compassion. It is politics.

  Thomas Sowell

  Compassion, Pay, Disaster

  Thomas Sowell (2013). “Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays”, p.170, Hoover Press

• Compassion is good but politicians have turned compassion into the welfare state.

  Thomas Sowell

  Compassion, Welfare, Politician

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