Quote#Wisdom
What we prepare for is what we shall get
Quote byWilliam Graham Sumner · 1840–1910
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays of William Graham Sumner, I: "War", 1903, ..
English (original)
What we prepare for is what we shall get.
— William Graham Sumner
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