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Without freedom of expression, not even methods of social inquiry can be developed.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgWithout freedom of expression, not even methods of social inquiry can be developed.
Dewey argues that freedom of expression is essential for developing effective methods of social inquiry.
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Systematic and continuous inquiry into all the conditions which affect association and their dissemination in print is a precondition of the creation of a true public.
The problem of securing diffused and seminal intelligence can be solved only in the degree in which local communal life becomes a reality.
Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.
We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.