The answers to both questions will be found in distinctive religious, scientific and economic changes which finally took effect in the political field, being themselves primarily non-political and innocent of democratic intent.
Dewey identifies religious, scientific, and economic changes as key influences on political developments.
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Wealth and security are the natural rewards of economic virtues.
For the very familiarity with the phenomena conceals their significance and blinds us to their relation to immediate political problems.
But in this respect he does not differ from those explicitly designated public officials who have also been known to betray the interest committed to them instead of faithfully representing it.
In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.