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John Dewey: The need of some control over them was the chief agency in making the government of these states democratic or popular…

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The need of some control over them was the chief agency in making the government of these states democratic or popular in the current sense of these words.
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John Dewey

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Dewey discusses the importance of democratic control in government.

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