John Burgess

thumb|John W. Burgess John Burgess (August 26, 1844 – January 13, 1931) was a pioneering American political scientist. Quotes It is difficult to see why the most advantageous political system, for the present, would not be a democratic state with an artistocratic government, provided only the artistocracy be that of real merit, and not of artificial qualities. If this be not the real principle of the republican form of government then I must confess that I do not know what its principle is. John Burgess (1933). The Foundations of Political Science. (reprinted 1994) As cited in Ido Oren, "The Subjectivity of the 'Democratic' Peace," International Security, Vol. 20, No. 2. External links John Burgess (political scientist) Category:1931 deaths Category:People from Tennessee Category:Academics from the United States Category:Political scientists from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Columbia University faculty Category:White supremacists