I dug up this one at Mankiw's blog and more than agree with it.
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.ca/2006/09/why-aspiring-economists-need-math.html?m=1
What about non-economists who have jobs related to politics or social issues, for example, political scientists or policy analysts? I still think they (I mean 'we' by 'they') need to learn math. One reason. Political science and policy studies (or policy science, sometimes) are scientific disciplines. As long as 'science' is attached to their names, they need to quantify information analyze it systematically.
Why is it necessary to quantify information and analyze it systematically in science? That is probably the best way to replicate and evaluate the results using the theories involved. If you fail it, you may not be well-recognized in the field. Even in Poli-Sci, with the rise of social choice theory, mathematical thinking has become more and more important.
Thus, study math as hard as you can.
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