Quote by: Thomas Sowell

Failure to use tax money to finance things not liked by the taxpaying public is routinely called ‘censorship.’ If such terminology were used consistently, virtually all of life would be just one long, unending censorship, as individuals choose whether to buy apples instead of oranges, vacations rather than violins, furniture rather than mutual funds. But of course no such consistency is intended. This strained use of the word ‘censorship’ appears only selectively, to describe public choices and values at variance with the choices and values of the anointed.


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Author Bio


  • NameThomas Sowell
  • DescriptionAmerican economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
  • BornJune 30, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist
  • AwardsNational Humanities Medal