Thomas Sowell (1930) American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
1980s–1990s, Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999)
“To a disciple who was forever complaining about others the Master said, "If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth."”
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