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John Dewey: “Vital and thorough attachments are bred only in the intimacy of an intercourse which is of necessity restricted in…”

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Vital and thorough attachments are bred only in the intimacy of an intercourse which is of necessity restricted in range.
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John Dewey

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Dewey asserts that deep connections can only be formed through intimate and limited interactions.

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