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If “holy” means that which is not to be approached nor touched, save with ceremonial precautions and by specially anointed officials, then such things are holy in contemporary political life.
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John Dewey
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Editor's note · Context
Dewey critiques the notion of the 'holy' in contemporary politics, emphasizing its inaccessibility.
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