Yet we are constantly annoyed, and the legislatures are kept constantly busy, — William Graham Sumner
The truth is that cupidity, selfishness, envy, malice, lust, vindictiveness, are constant — William Graham Sumner
Whatever capital you divert to the support of a shiftless and good-for-nothing — William Graham Sumner
We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty. — William Graham Sumner
The millionaires are a product of natural selection … the naturally selected agents — William Graham Sumner
The Forgotten Man… works, he votes, generally he prays-but he always pays-yes, — William Graham Sumner
The taxing power is especially something after which the reformer’s finger always itches. — William Graham Sumner
The class distinctions simply result from the different degrees of success with — William Graham Sumner