Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam, Jr.was a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioralistic approach to political science, a prominent intellectual in the Progressive Movement, and an advisor to several U.S. Presidents. Upon his death, The New York Times called him "one of the outstanding political scientists in the country"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
law rights source
Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.
drama political important
It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions.
government limits spending
It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.
men rights race
[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteristic of certain individuals or races.
school men ideas
[T]he influence of the German school is most obvious in relation to the contract theory of the origin of the state and the idea of the function of the state. The theory that the state originates in an agreement between men was assailed by the German thinkers and the historical, organic, evolutionary idea substituted for it.
race two perfect
From the standpoint of modern political science the slave holders were right in declaring that liberty can be given only to those who have political capacity enough to use it, and they were also right in maintaining that two greatly unequal races cannot exist side by side on terms of perfect equality.
unique cities america
Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.
rights political essentials
In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by the state.