The Statesman Author:Henry Taylor This complete 1878 edition of Sir Henry Taylor's classic work, studied by generations of political scientists and government officials, benefits from the editors' excellent introduction which both explicates the text and illustrates its relevance today. The treatise speaks to public administrators and political leaders elected in democratic gove... more »rnments, establishing guidelines for "bureaucrats" and those to whom they report. By answering questions relating to a civil servant's proper function within a constitutional democracy, Taylor presents modern readers with enduring and timely principles.« less