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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

And I saw all these books, and I had no ideawhy we were there when I don't have any...

And I saw all these books, and I had no idea
why we were there when I don't have any money
to buy one book

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And I saw all these books,
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and I had no idea why we were there
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when I don't have any money to buy one book.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:12
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Free To Choose Enterprise

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Traces Thomas Sowell's journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of our era's most controversial economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors.
And so, what am I gonna do with all these, you know, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
And so, what am I gonna do with all these, you know,
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And he very patiently walked me through the whole thing. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And he very patiently walked me through the whole thing.
And again, I was very reluctant to take out a library card - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
And again, I was very reluctant to take out a library card
And really, had I not encountered him, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
And really, had I not encountered him,
I mean, at some point I would have learned - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
I mean, at some point I would have learned
When you start getting in the habit of reading - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
When you start getting in the habit of reading
Thanks to that same friend, Eddie, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
Thanks to that same friend, Eddie,
The grade school he attended in Harlem was a good one. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
The grade school he attended in Harlem was a good one.
But when it came time for junior high school, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
But when it came time for junior high school,
When I finished elementary school, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:11
When I finished elementary school,
And I got transferred to a much better school. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
And I got transferred to a much better school.
Had I gone to that other school, again, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
Had I gone to that other school, again,
He would become a firm believer in allowing parents - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:19
He would become a firm believer in allowing parents
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40 years ago, I received a far better education in Harlem - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
40 years ago, I received a far better education in Harlem
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This is a charter school, an example of educational choice - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
This is a charter school, an example of educational choice
For Tom, this is education done right. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
For Tom, this is education done right.
Professor Sowell has been a leader in supporting - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:13
Professor Sowell has been a leader in supporting