William Graham Sumner Quote

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own welfare.


The Forgotten Man and Other Essays (corrected edition), The Forgotten Man 1883


Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own...

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own...

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own...

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own...