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There is no such thing on this earth as something for nothing.
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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Philosopher
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University Teacher
Paterson
New Jersey
William Graham
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