Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object — William Graham Sumner
Joint-stock companies are yet in their infancy, and incorporated capital, instead of — William Graham Sumner
It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society — William Graham Sumner
It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very — William Graham Sumner
It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift. — William Graham Sumner
The forgotten man… he works, he votes, generally he prays, but his chief business in life is to pay. — William Graham Sumner
The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to denounce financial — William Graham Sumner
Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one. — William Graham Sumner
The great hinderance to the development of this continent has lain in the lack of capital. — William Graham Sumner
The men who start out with the notion that the world owes them a living generally find that the — William Graham Sumner
It is a beneficent incident of the ownership of land that a pioneer who reduces it to use — William Graham Sumner
The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800 and 1850 — William Graham Sumner
We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether a has done as well as b — William Graham Sumner
We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by — William Graham Sumner
Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling — William Graham Sumner
There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors. — William Graham Sumner
There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of aggregated — William Graham Sumner
Then, again, the ability to organize and conduct industrial, commercial, or financial enterprises is rare — William Graham Sumner