Human Nature in Politics

Download or read book Human Nature in Politics written by Graham Wallas and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1920 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If he had been pressed, Macaulay would probably have admitted that there are cases in which human acts and impulses to act occur independently of any idea of an end to be gained by them. If I have a piece of grit in my eye and ask some one to take it out with the corner of his handkerchief, I generally close the eye as soon as the handkerchief comes near, and always feel a strong impulse to do so. Nobody supposes that I close my eye because, after due consideration, I think it my interest to do so.