The forgotten man... He works, he votes, generally he prays, but his chief business in life is to pay.

Quote by William Graham Sumner

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I never have known a man of ordinary common-sense who did not urge upon his...

I never have known a man of ordinary common-sense who did not urge upon his...

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...

There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of...

There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of...

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...

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...

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...

Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they...

Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they...

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

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

All history is only one long story to this effect: men have struggled for power...

All history is only one long story to this effect: men have struggled for power...

Joint-stock companies are yet in their infancy, and incorporated capital, instead of being a thing...

Joint-stock companies are yet in their infancy, and incorporated capital, instead of being a thing...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

The aggregation of large fortunes is not at all a thing to be regretted.

The aggregation of large fortunes is not at all a thing to be regretted.

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...

The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800...

The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800...

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...

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and...

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and...

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the...

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the...