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We cannot expect the causes of a disease to combine effectually to cure the disease they create.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “We cannot expect the causes of a disease to combine effectually to cure the disease they create.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey uses a metaphor to illustrate the ineffectiveness of addressing the root causes of societal problems with the same forces that created them.
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