Dreams Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it... William Graham Sumner 16
Happiness 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... William Graham Sumner 16
Natur A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline... William Graham Sumner 15
Opinion I have before me a newspaper slip on which a writer expresses the opinion that no one should be allowed to possess more than one million dollars'... William Graham Sumner 17
Age The criminal law needs to be improved to meet new forms of crime, but to denounce financial devices which are useful and legitimate because use is... William Graham Sumner 12
Communication 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... William Graham Sumner 15
