"We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could."

William Graham Sumner, American Businessman

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"We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could."

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