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Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.

Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 30
Economist
University Teacher
Gastonia
North Carolina
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Liberty
Economy
Economic
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Reality
Littles
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