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John Dewey: “But the more serious enemy is deeply concealed in hidden entrenchments.”

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But the more serious enemy is deeply concealed in hidden entrenchments.
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John Dewey

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Dewey warns of hidden forces that pose a more serious threat to freedom than overt oppression.

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