Susan Ohanian? Thomas Sowell? Anonymous?
Question for Quote Investigator: Social media is rife with conflict. Comments about sensitive topics produce incendiary responses. I am reminded of this mordant insight:
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth—anonymously and posthumously.
U.S. economist Thomas Sowell and U.S. teacher Susan Ohanian have received credit for this remark. Would you please help me to find a citation?
Reply from Quote Investigator: In July 1985 Thomas Sowell published a column containing a long list of quips and adages which included the following three items. Boldface added to excerpts by QI:1
There are only two kinds of schools — those that keep up with the latest educational trends and those that teach.
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth — anonymously and posthumously.
There are only two kinds of gamblers — those who say they have lost more than they have won and those who lie about it.
Below are additional selected citations in chronological order.
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