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John Dewey: To adherents and opponents alike it presented the spectacle of a pulverizing of established associations into the…

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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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Dewey observes how both supporters and critics of democracy view individuals as isolated entities.

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