If nothing is to be done in... by Charles Edward Merriam, an American Educator

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“If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative.”

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Charles Edward Merriam

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Name: Charles Edward Merriam

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: 1874

Date of Death: 1954

Profession: Educator

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