John Hawkins over at Right Wing News is a trooper for putting together this tremendous collection of Walter Williams quotes from last year. I will second that Walter Williams is likely one of the greatest economists of our time. Not only does he have a gift for understanding and interpreting modern economics, he also has an ability to communicate that understanding to the lay person with ease. If looking at an economics text book is like looking at a foreign language to you, then this is one of THE persons to break it down into simple real-world situations. You will never hear a politician speak of tax increases or money redistribution schemes (i.e. welfare) the same way again.