Thomas Sowell Quotes About Morality

Quotes about: Morality

• Social values in general are incrementally variable: neither safety, diversity, rational articulation, nor morality is categorically a good thing to have more of, without limits. All are subject to diminishing returns, and ultimately negative returns.

  Thomas Sowell

  Social Values, Safety, Diversity

  Thomas Sowell (1996). “Knowledge And Decisions”, p.110, Basic Books

• It doesnt matter what you do if you dont do what matters. If you do what matters it doesnt matter what you do.

  Thomas Sowell

  What Matters, Matter, Morality

• Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to morality.

  Thomas Sowell

  Law, Principles, Return

  Thomas Sowell (1996). “Knowledge And Decisions”, p.109, Basic Books

• Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns- meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can be too moral.

  Thomas Sowell

  Law, People, Negative

  Thomas Sowell (1996). “Knowledge And Decisions”, p.108, Basic Books

• How you treat the helpless is the real test of morality. Lots of people are flunking that test big time.

  Thomas Sowell

  Real, War, People

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