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Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.

Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: June 30
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