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There are even those who hold that the presumption is always that social loss will result from agents of the public doing anything which could be done by persons in their private capacity.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “There are even those who hold that the presumption is always that social loss will result from agents of the public…”
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Dewey discusses the implications of public versus private actions in society.
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