Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one.

Quote by William Graham Sumner

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It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land...

It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land...

Any one who believes that any great enterprise of an industrial character can be started...

Any one who believes that any great enterprise of an industrial character can be started...

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard...

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard...

Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence,...

Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence,...

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil...

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil...

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and...

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and...

One thing must be granted to the rich: they are goodnatured.

One thing must be granted to the rich: they are goodnatured.

Then, again, the ability to organize and conduct industrial, commercial, or financial enterprises is rare;...

Then, again, the ability to organize and conduct industrial, commercial, or financial enterprises is rare;...

We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as...

We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as...

What we prepare for is what we shall get.

What we prepare for is what we shall get.

The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to...

The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to...

We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate...

We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate...

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to...

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to...

Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object, but to...

Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object, but to...

It is the supreme test of a system of government whether its machinery is adequate...

It is the supreme test of a system of government whether its machinery is adequate...

I have before me a newspaper slip on which a writer expresses the opinion that...

I have before me a newspaper slip on which a writer expresses the opinion that...

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.

A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial,...

A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial,...

It is a beneficent incident of the ownership of land that a pioneer who reduces...

It is a beneficent incident of the ownership of land that a pioneer who reduces...

There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors.

There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors.