The Forgotten Man

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The Forgotten Man is an influential 19th-century political and sociological essay by William Graham Sumner that critiques government intervention and highlights the overlooked burdens placed on ordinary taxpayers.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
sociological essay ⓘ
associatedWith Yale University ⓘ
author William Graham Sumner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes government intervention in the economy ⓘ
redistributive policies ⓘ
state-led social reform ⓘ
discipline economics ⓘ
political science ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
focusesOn burdens of taxation ⓘ
ordinary taxpayer ⓘ
unintended consequences of reform ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
social theory ⓘ
hasInfluenced American political discourse ⓘ
conservative thought in the United States ⓘ
libertarian thought in the United States ⓘ
hasSubject economic freedom ⓘ
role of the state in charity ⓘ
taxpayers in welfare policies ⓘ
historicalContext Gilded Age United States ⓘ
influencedBy classical economics ⓘ
social Darwinism ⓘ
linked to: Social Darwinism
intendedAudience educated American public ⓘ
keyConcept costs of social legislation ⓘ
individual responsibility ⓘ
limited government ⓘ
the "forgotten man" as the unnoticed taxpayer ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic classical liberalism ⓘ
government intervention ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ
laissez-faire ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
taxation ⓘ
notableQuote "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D." ⓘ
partOf American political thought ⓘ
philosophicalTradition classical liberalism ⓘ
libertarianism ⓘ
portrays the taxpayer as "C" in reform schemes ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publicationForm essay ⓘ
workOf William Graham Sumner ⓘ

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William Graham Sumner → notableWork → The Forgotten Man and Other Essays ⓘ
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