Political science Quote by Alfred Cobban

“Mostly what is called political science seems to me a device, invented by university teachers, for avoiding that dangerous subject politics, without achieving science.” quote by Alfred Cobban — Download Open image

““Mostly what is called political science seems to me a device, invented by university teachers, for avoiding that dangerous subject politics, without achieving science.””

Alfred Cobban

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