[T]he influence of the German school is most obvious in relation to the contract theory of the origin … - Charles Edward Merriam

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While there may have been an age difference, Josh Duggar's transgressions are far less an affront to God than what gays do with each other.

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 the state. The theory that the state originates in an agreement between men was assailed by the German thinkers and the historical, organic, evolutionary idea substituted for it.

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