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The difference here is nevertheless not as to the principle that inequality of status may call for public intervention, but as to the best means of securing and maintaining equality.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “The difference here is nevertheless not as to the principle that inequality of status may call for public intervention…”
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Dewey distinguishes between the need for public intervention in cases of inequality and the methods to achieve equality.
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