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# Saturday
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/45981/
- Published: 2018-05-05T11:53:01.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-05T11:53:01.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Miscellaneous, #wpChunk

I've read books or articles where Sowell or Walter Williams make this point, but for some reason, it's a bit more cogent to hear Sowell say it:

> "Dependence was seen as the key to holding the slaves down. It's ironic that same principle comes up in the welfare state a hundred years later." [pic.twitter.com/bTjGBd6Ylt](https://t.co/bTjGBd6Ylt?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)

> — Thomas Sowell (@ThomasSowell) [May 4, 2018](https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/992449691253137408?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=thedailyeudemon.com)