"[T]he influence of the German school is most……" — Charles Edward Merriam
"[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."
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Charles Edward Merriam
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9 Quotes by Charles Edward Merriam
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From the standpoint of modern political science the slave holders were right in declaring that liberty can be given only…
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Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.
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[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political,…
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In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever,…
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Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.
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It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.
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It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into…
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If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if…
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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also…
— Aristotle
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.
— Gerry Adams
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The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended…
— Gerry Adams
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The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive…
— Gerry Adams
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My husband and I didn't sign a pre-nuptial agreement. We signed a mutual suicide pact.
— Roseanne Barr
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Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements,…
— Xavier Becerra
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will…
— Sitting Bull
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
— Edmund Burke
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A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over,…
— Lord Byron
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