Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.

- Charles Edward Merriam

It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important politi…

- 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 th…

- Charles Edward Merriam

[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteris…

- Charles Edward Merriam

In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized…

- Charles Edward Merriam

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 …

- Charles Edward Merriam

It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.

- Charles Edward Merriam

Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.

- Charles Edward Merriam