Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)