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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

He was adopted byhis great aunt and raised by herand her two daughters

He was adopted by
his great aunt and raised by her
and her two daughters

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He was adopted by his great aunt
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and raised by her and her two daughters.
Duration
7 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:13
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
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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.
My whole career would not have been possible - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:09
My whole career would not have been possible
I mean, nobody in that family had ever graduated - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
I mean, nobody in that family had ever graduated
But they were interested in education - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
But they were interested in education
Tom was raised by a great aunt and her adult children. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
Tom was raised by a great aunt and her adult children.
The family moved to New York City's - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
The family moved to New York City's
"My great fear is that a black child - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:39
"My great fear is that a black child
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He rode double-decker buses - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
He rode double-decker buses
[ Train wheels clacking ] - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
[ Train wheels clacking ]
It was my last year or two at home - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
It was my last year or two at home
We had a radio. We never had a television. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
We had a radio. We never had a television.
But in another sense, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
But in another sense,
While coming of age in Harlem, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:08
While coming of age in Harlem,
[ Children shout playfully ] - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
[ Children shout playfully ]
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And I saw all these books, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
And I saw all these books,
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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