“Mankind's moral sense is not a strong beacon light, radiating outward to illuminate in sharp outline all that it touches. It is, rather, a small candle flame, casting vague and multiple shadows, flickering and sputtering in the strong winds of power and passion, greed and ideology.”

About James Q. Wilson

Political Scientist • American

James Q. Wilson was a prominent American academic, political scientist, and a leading authority on public administration. He was renowned for his 'broken windows' theory of crime, which argued that maintaining urban...