Charles Edward Merriam Quotes

"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."
- Charles Edward Merriam
(Related: Action, Nothing, Sin)

"It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions."
- Charles Edward Merriam
(Related: Drama)