A Conflict of Visions

“Extraordinary on several counts...Sowell makes his case fairly, lucidly, and persuasively.”—New York Times Book Review

“A classic of a very special kind...Reading it is like looking up at the night sky and discovering a new constellation.”—Christian Science Monitor

“Thomas Sowell is one of the few conservative thinkers in America today who is interesting as a theorist....A worthwhile book.”—Washington Post

“Mr. Sowell’s book has been influential among conservatives for its compelling explanation of the divide between people who want to reshape us—often via large intrusions on liberty—and those who believe that the purpose of government is to protect institutions (like markets and families) that channel our inherent selfishness into productive behavior.”—Wall Street Journal

“A fine book...Sowell’s illuminating guide to the political conflicts of our age teaches the valuable lesson that political choices always involve costs.”—Commentary

“A Conflict of Visions is recommended herewith to anybody sufficiently interested in the American condition to try to get beneath the surface of partisanship, trendy issues, and pop ideology to the philosophical foundations of the Republic.”—Boston Globe

“An excellent condensation of two centuries of social thought.”—Booklist

“A provocative analysis of the conflicting visions of human nature that have shaped the moral, legal, and economic life of recent times.”—Publishers Weekly

“A broadly sweeping philosophical analysis.”—Kirkus