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What Social Classes Owe to Each Other, written by legendary author William Graham Sumner is widely considered to be one of the top books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, What Social Classes Owe to Each Other is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by William Graham Sumner is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books America and beautifully produced, What Social Classes Owe to Each Other would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.

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William Graham Sumner was a 19th century social scientist who became famous as one of the first philosophers that stressed the rights of the individual over the control mechanisms wielded by the state.
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  • Paperback: 88 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace (November 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449579736
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449579739
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,923,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sumner promoting the virtue of limited government., December 2, 2000
First published in 1883, Sumner's "What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an excellent source for the promotion of limited government. Sumner talks about the "Forgotten Man" in context to the socio-political and economic of a state. He defines the differences between the "weak", "poor" and the "burden" and how the humanitarians, reformers and the philathropists of our society seek forced charities from the "Forgotten Man" to support the above. In this book he promotes the principles of democracy and voluntary charity. He gives solid reason and logical explainations about his philosophy. I higly recommend this 145 page read to the students of Political Theory and Philosophy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the all-time best books on Freedom, June 20, 1999
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No author has ever done a better job, in such a short book, of taking the bark off the socialist concepts of one social class owing anything to another. The philosophy of Sumner, who was a professor at Yale, (but a great thinker, nonetheless!) has shown up in the rhetoric of many politicians throughout this century. The Marxist idea of forced redistribution of the wealth is profoundly defeated. Every politician should be required to read this book before taking office. Sumner's caustic pen and penetrating analysis make this one of the best five I've ever read in the Annals of Freedom.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, concise defense against socialism, January 22, 2002
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I have found no other work that so clearly destroys the foundations of socialism in so few pages as this work. The rhetoric is fertile ground for effective debate, as it rarely uses gobblygook economic theory... which fortunately was not around at the time this work was written. No Supply/demand curves here.
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