From Thomas Sowell (born 1930), American economist and political commentator, “Live” with Thomas Sowell, The American Enterprise, September 2004:
Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, “What is the point of being a superpower if you can’t do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?” The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alone.
