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Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

When Sam started pianoand he had been so advanced in that first year,at the end of the...

[ music ] When Sam started piano
and he had been so advanced in that first year,
at the end of the year they had a recital,
and he still wasn't talking in more
than one sentence, maybe two, but he got up
and he introduced his piece, and it was
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." [ "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
playing ] It made me cry

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When Sam started piano and he had been so advanced
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in that first year, at the end of the year
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they had a recital, and he still wasn't talking
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in more than one sentence,
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maybe two, but he got up and he introduced his piece,
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and it was "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
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It made me cry.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:57
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Free To Choose Enterprise

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Movie Summary

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.
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"The course of history is determined - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:15
"The course of history is determined
The development of skills and habits - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
The development of skills and habits
And a good example of what he's talking about - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:07
And a good example of what he's talking about
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We still follow the tenet that Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
We still follow the tenet that Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg
They were living in Seesen - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
They were living in Seesen
At that time, there was a lot of political upheaval in Germany, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:06
At that time, there was a lot of political upheaval in Germa...
I think you would call it the apprentice system today. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:04
I think you would call it the apprentice system today.
And Heinrich was just so full of ideas - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:15
And Heinrich was just so full of ideas
On his own, Heinrich created a few pianos. - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:05
On his own, Heinrich created a few pianos.
And while they were favorably received, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
And while they were favorably received,
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They created an instrument that within 10 years, - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
They created an instrument that within 10 years,
Very often people talk - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:10
Very often people talk
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"It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread - Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World 00:12
"It's amazing how much panic one honest man can sp...