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circumstances.
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Third, the political scientist must have some knowledge of how to render
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any regime, no matter how imperfect it may be, more stable and coherent.
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Finally, the political scientist must know something about the
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techniques of reform and persuasion, what we might call the area of
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political rhetoric by which existing regimes can be brought
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closer to the best.
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Taken together, these four questions are intended to
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guide inquiry, to shape and direct inquiry.
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They are not intended to yield sure or certain results,
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but to guide and inform statesmen and citizens in the business
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of decision-making.