3 Quotes by William Sumner

It is the supreme test of a system of government whether its machinery is adequate for repressing the selfish undertakings of cliques formed on special interests and saving the public from raids of plunderers.

A great deal is said about the unearned increment from land, especially with a view to the large gains of landlords in old countries.

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