Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
David Easton
Born: June 24, 1917
Died: July 19, 2014 (aged 97)
Bio: David Easton was a Canadian-born American political scientist. Easton, who was born in Toronto, Ontario, came to the United States in 1943. From 1947-1997, he served as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago.
Known for:
- A systems analysis of political life (1965)
- The Development of Political Science (1991)
- The Rammed Earth House (1996)
- Watercolour Flowers (1993)