Nature abhors a vacuum.” When the public is as uncertain and obscure as it is to-day, and hence as remote from government, bosses with their political machines fill the void between government and the public.
Dewey highlights the dangers of a disengaged public in politics, suggesting that uncertainty allows political machines to thrive.
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