“It is a beneficent incident of the ownership of land that a pioneer who reduces it to use, and helps to lay the foundations of a new State, finds a profit in the increasing value of land as the new State grows up.Quote by William Graham SumnerTopics: Quotes about William Graham SumnerShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate...#William Graham Sumner
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