John Dewey: “And the enlightenment must proceed in ways which force the…”

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And the enlightenment must proceed in ways which force the administrative specialists to take account of the needs.

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Dewey argues that enlightenment in society requires administrative specialists to consider public needs.

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Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.

That and that only gives reality to public opinion.

But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.

We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.

John Dewey: “And the enlightenment must proceed in ways which force the administrative specialists to take account of the needs.”