Thomas Sowell, (1930- ) Writer and economist Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Thomas Sowell Quote “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”Thomas Sowell ~ Thomas Sowell (1930- ) Writer and economistConservative Chronicle, September 13, 1995. Politics , Truth Ratings and Comments 1 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 8/19/13 A good reference for today's main stream media. Reply Mary - MI 8/19/13 Reply Ionel, Bucharest 8/19/13 1 Reply Mike, Norwalk 8/19/13 Helping one's self brings to mind, the ani-truther's; "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it" 1 Reply BR, Utah 8/19/13 I pay attention to anything this man says. I believe he is one of most clear thinking individuals in the world today. Reply Ronw13, ID 2/3/23 Reply Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 2/3/23 What the mentally ill want is never the truth. The mentally healthy want only the whole truth. Reply ABBY 2/3/23 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Thomas Sowell quote is found in these categories: Politics quotes Truth quotes About Thomas Sowell Bio of Thomas Sowell Quotations by Thomas Sowell Books by/about Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell videos Thomas Sowell on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Thomas Sowell