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When men have an idea of how social agencies work and their consequences are wrought, they at once strive to secure consequences as far as desirable and to avert them if undesirable.
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John Dewey
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Dewey asserts that knowledge of social agency leads to proactive efforts to achieve desired outcomes.
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