According to William Graham Sumner, the rich are successful because __________.
A) they are superior
B) they have worked the hardest
C) there is a conspiracy by the powerful who keep the poor down
D) they have helped the poor

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Sumner, a proponent of Social Darwinism, believed that the rich were successful because they were superior, reflecting a natural social order where the "fittest" individuals thrive economically.

According to William Graham Sumner, the Rich Are Successful Because