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Equality then becomes a creed of mechanical identity which is false to facts and impossible of realization.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgEquality then becomes a creed of mechanical identity which is false to facts and impossible of realization.
Dewey critiques the concept of equality as a flawed notion when it promotes mechanical uniformity.
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