Francis Marion "Frank" Wilhoit (/ˈwɪlhɔɪt/; April 24, 1920 – June 9, 2010) was an American political scientist and author who was the Thomas F. Sheehan Professor of Political Science at Drake University.
[5] He attended Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor's degree, a master in public affairs, and a PhD in political science.
[6] Before going to college, Wilhoit worked in military intelligence as a cryptographer for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
[5] In 1961, he joined the faculty in the department of political science at Drake University.
[9] This quotation is often incorrectly attributed to Francis M. Wilhoit: Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.