John Dewey: “If we do not bear the facts steadily in mind, it is easy--as frequently happens--to create an artificial problem.”

The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.

The democratic public is still largely inchoate and unorganized.

There is therefore no necessary connection between the private character of an act and its non-social or anti-social character.

The local communities without intent or forecast found their affairs conditioned by remote and invisible organizations.