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“The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Thomas Sowell<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Visit his\u00a0Web Page:<\/a><\/p>\n

He is a:\u00a0Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow
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