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William Graham Sumner Quotes: Society needs first of all to be free from meddlersthat is, to be let alone.
         

Society needs first of all to be free from meddlersthat is, to be let alone.


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Great captains of industry are as rare as great generals

Great captains of industry are as rare as great generals



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If I want to be free from any other man's dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.



The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.



Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.



He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself.

He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself.



If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee.

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee.



We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.

We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.



The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has produced and saved it. This latter is the Forgotten Man

The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has produced and saved it. This latter is the Forgotten Man



There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.

There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.



It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme.

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme.





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