Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State. (William Graham Sumner)

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State.

William Graham Sumner

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