The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man. William Graham Sumner More Quotes by William Graham Sumner More Quotes From William Graham Sumner Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action. William Graham Sumner vanity four motivation The great force for forging a society into a solid mass has always been war. William Graham Sumner mass force war It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very exaggerated doctrines of tribal or national property in land. William Graham Sumner doctrine jealousy land A fool is wiser in his own house than a sage is in another man's house. William Graham Sumner sage house men It is the greatest folly of which a man can be capable to sit down with a slate and pencil to plan out a new social world. William Graham Sumner social men world If America becomes militant, it will be because its people choose to become such; it will be because they think that war and warlikeness are desirable. William Graham Sumner war peace thinking Property left to a child may soon be lost but the inheritance of virtue--a good name an unblemished reputation--will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be. The largest property may be wrested from a child, but virtue will stand by him to the last. William Graham Sumner Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one. William Graham Sumner man rich-man rich poor Before the tribunal of nature, a man has no more right to life than a rattlesnake; he has no more right to liberty than any wild beast; his right to the pursuit of happiness is nothing but a license to maintain the struggle for existence, if he can find within himself the powers with which to do it. William Graham Sumner man nature happiness life Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. William Graham Sumner plan find think men There is every indication that we are to see new developments of the power of aggregated capital to serve civilization, and that the new developments will be made right here in America. William Graham Sumner new will see power Joint-stock companies are yet in their infancy, and incorporated capital, instead of being a thing which can be overturned, is a thing which is becoming more and more indispensable. William Graham Sumner which thing more being The great hinderance to the development of this continent has lain in the lack of capital. William Graham Sumner capital lack great development The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800 and 1850, in the attempts which were made to establish means of communication and transportation, was enormous. William Graham Sumner transportation communication country We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by an aggregation of capital, and a systematic application of it under the direction of competent men. William Graham Sumner direction see men country
