History Quiz

Friday, September 25, 2009
"If proof and success elude the leader for long, if he appears deserted by his god or his magical or heroic powers, above all, if his leadership fails to benefit his followers, it is likely that his charismatic authority will disappear. This is the genuine meaning of the divine right of kings..." Who wrote this? [+]
German sociologist and economist Max Weber (1864-1920), in Economy and Society (1922)
Related link: Societas Podcast #4: "Breaking Out of the Iron Cage," with Craig Calhoun.
Friday, August 28, 2009
The effects of the Industrial Revolution prove that free competition may produce wealth without producing well-being." Who said this? [+]
Arnold Toynbee (1852-1883), British economist, in The Industrial Revolution (1884).
SOURCE: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 19 (1991).
Related link: American Human Development Project

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