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The idea has influenced the concrete political movement, but it has not caused it.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “The idea has influenced the concrete political movement, but it has not caused it.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey asserts that while the idea of democracy has influenced political movements, it did not directly cause them.
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