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William Graham Sumner

William Graham Sumner William Graham Sumner (October 30, 1840 – April 12, 1910) was an American clergyman, social scientist, and neoclassical liberal. He taught social sciences at Yale University, where he held the nation's first professorship in sociology and became one of the most influential teachers at any major school.

Sumner wrote extensively on the social sciences, penning numerous books and essays on ethics, American history, economic history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology. He supported ''laissez-faire'' economics, free markets, and the gold standard, in addition to coining the term "ethnocentrism" to identify the roots of imperialism, which he strongly opposed. As a spokesman against elitism, he was in favor of the "forgotten man" of the middle class—a term he coined. He had a prolonged influence on American conservatism. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Andrew Jackson / by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1910
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    The financier and the finances of the American Revolution. by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1968
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    Social Darwinism : selected essays / by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1963
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    War and other essays / by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1970
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    The science of society / by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1927
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    What social classes owe to each other / by Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910

    Published 1925
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