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.
Edward C. Banfield
Born: November 19, 1916
Died: September 30, 1999 (aged 82)
Bio: Edward Christie Banfield was an American political scientist, best known as the author of The Moral Basis of a Backward Society, and The Unheavenly City.
Known for:
- The Moral Basis of a Backward Society (1958)
- The unheavenly city revisited (1974)
- Political Influence (1961)
- Here the People Rule: Selected Essays (1985)