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To adherents and opponents alike it presented the spectacle of a pulverizing of established associations into the desires and intentions of atomic individuals.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgTo adherents and opponents alike it presented the spectacle of a pulverizing of established associations into the desires and intentions of atomic individuals.
Dewey observes how both supporters and critics of democracy view individuals as isolated entities.
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