What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
1883
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other, published in 1883 by William Graham Sumner, is a sociopolitical treatise that examines the responsibilities and interactions between different social classes. Sumner critiques the prevailing views of his time regarding wealth redistribution, arguing that individuals should take responsibility for their own lives rather than relying on the affluent to support the less fortunate. The work challenges the notion of duty among the rich and poor, exploring the complexities of class definitions and the implications of state control influenced by organized pressure groups.
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“The lobby is the army of the plutocracy.””
— William Graham Sumner
“Liberty is an affair of laws and institutions which bring rights and duties into equilibrium. It is not at all an affair of selecting the proper class to rule.””
— William Graham Sumner
“We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.””
— William Graham Sumner
“History is only a tiresome repetition of one story.””
— William Graham Sumner
“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. They are paid in proportion to the supply and demand of them.””
— William Graham Sumner
“Every improvement in education, science, art, or government expands the chances of man on earth. Such expansion is no guarantee of equality. On””
— William Graham Sumner
“The men who have not done their duty in this world never can be equal to those who have done their duty more or less well. If””
— William Graham Sumner
“Now, the aid which helps a man to help himself is not in the least akin to the aid which is given in charity. If””
— William Graham Sumner
“Rights do not pertain to results, but only to chances. They””
— William Graham Sumner
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