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John Dewey: “Organization as a means to an end would reënforce individuality and enable it to be securely itself by enduing it with…”

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Organization as a means to an end would reënforce individuality and enable it to be securely itself by enduing it with resources beyond its unaided reach.
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John Dewey

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Dewey advocates for organization to support individuality and provide necessary resources.

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