It may be urged that the present confusion and apathy are due to the fact that the real energy of society is now directed in all non-political matters by trained specialists who manage things, while politics are carried on with a machinery and ideas formed in the past to deal with quite another sort of situation.
Dewey critiques the disconnect between modern societal needs and outdated political frameworks.
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The relationships of husband and wife, parent and children, older and younger children, friend and friend, are the bonds from which authority proceeds.
In no two ages or places is there the same public.
In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.
The idea remains barren and empty save as it is incarnated in human relationships.