Political thinkers Sir John Seeley, Leacock, Paul Janet, etc had defined Political Science as study of government.
- According to John Seeley, “Political Science investigates the phenomenon of the government as economy deals with wealth, Biology with life, Algebra with numbers and Geometry with space and magnitude.”
- According to Leacock, “Political Science deals with government.”
- According to Paul Janet, “Political Science is that part of social sciences which treats with the foundation of the state and principle of the governments.”