It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions.
About Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam Jr.was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, and an advisor to several US Presidents.
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If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative.
American political scientist (1874-1953)
It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions.
American political scientist (1874-1953)
Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.
American political scientist (1874-1953)