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“The great hindrance to the development of this continent has lain in the lack of capital.”

Quote by William Graham Sumner

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William Graham Sumner

William Graham Sumner was an influential American political scientist born on October 30, 1840, and died on April 12, 1910. He was a leading figure in social Darwinism and had a profound impact on American political thought from the late 19th to the early 20th century. more

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