We dream beyond the limits of use and wont, but only rarely does revery become a source of acts which break bounds; so rarely that we name those in whom it happens demonic geniuses and marvel at the spectacle.
Dewey reflects on the rarity of individuals whose dreams lead to actions that defy conventional boundaries.
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Publication is partial and the public which results is partially informed and formed until the meanings it purveys pass from mouth to mouth.
That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.
Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.