John Dewey: “But now the industrial conditions which have enlarged, complicated and multiplied public interests have also multiplied…”

For the older symbols of ideal life still engage thought and command loyalty.

If one wishes to realize the distance which may lie between “facts” and the meaning of facts, let one go to the field of social discussion.

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

Custom consolidates what accident may have originated; established power has a way of legitimizing itself.