Charles Edward Merriam

“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.”

“The future of democracy is bound up with the future of the free exchange of ideas.”

“Power is not a thing, but a relation.”

“The study of government is the study of the control of human conduct.”

“Propaganda is a consistent, enduring effort to create or shape events to influence the relations of the public to an enterprise, idea or group.”

“The new world of science and technology will be a world of organization, and it will be the task of political science to study the forms and processes of this organization.”

“The planning of the community is a new and significant function of government.”

“It will be observed that the power of the politician is not necessarily recognized by any external sign or badge of authority.”

“In any case, the study of politics is the study of the ways and means by which men are governed and govern themselves.”

“The city is a focal point of modern civilization.”

“The essence of the political process is the making of decisions by public means.”

“Politics, in the oft-quoted phrase of Bismarck, is the art of the possible.”