Charles Edward Merriam quote

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.
Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam
Born: 1874
Died: 1954

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