Edward Samuel Corwin
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Edward Samuel Corwin was president of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
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Biography

He was born in Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth, Michigan
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 on January 19, 1878. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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 in 1900; and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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 from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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 in 1905. He was invited to join the faculty of Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

 by Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...

 in 1905. In 1908 he was appointed the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence. He authored many books on United States
United States
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 constitutional law, and he remained at Princeton until he retired in 1946. He died on April 23, 1963 and was buried in Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery
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Quote

He has been often quoted for saying that the Constitution "is an invitation to struggle for the privilege of directing American foreign policy." This inspired the title of a 1992 book by Cecil Van Meter Crabb.

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