William Graham Sumner Quote

You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted, crippled, and defeated by measures which are dictated by military considerations.


The Conquest of the United States by Spain, speech at Yale 1899


You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted,...

You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted,...

You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted,...

You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted,...