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Which idea would william Graham Sumner most likely support?

1.Socialism 2.Laissez-faire 3.Manifest Destiny 4.Gospel of wealth

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Graham Sumner is known for his tendencies to defend extreme freedom. Socialism prevents this perspective because it plans the economy. Manifest destiny prevents this perspective because it defends a kind of determinism and the Gospel of Wealth ends up falling into the same mistakes. Sumner would be closer to the idea of "Laissez-faire," since he is also known as a type of libertarian and would therefore defend the free market.

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