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It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.
William Graham Sumner
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William Graham Sumner
Age: 69 †
Born: 1840
Born: October 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 12
Anthropologist
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Political Scientist
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Paterson
New Jersey
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