William Sumner

William Sumner
adequate cliques formed government interests machinery public raids saving selfish special supreme system test whether
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.
business chief forgotten generally life
The forgotten man. . . . He works, he votes, generally he prays, but his chief business in life is to pay.
deal gains great landlords large view
A great deal is said about the unearned increment from land, especially with a view to the large gains of landlords in old countries.