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It did not involve much mental strain to imagine that by throwing in his lot with one party or another he could so express his views that his belief would count in government.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “It did not involve much mental strain to imagine that by throwing in his lot with one party or another he could so…”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey describes the ease with which citizens once expressed their political views.
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