On the record
Officials may be mean, obstinate, proud and stupid and yet the nature of the state which they serve remain essentially unimpaired.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgOfficials may be mean, obstinate, proud and stupid and yet the nature of the state which they serve remain essentially unimpaired.
He reflects on how the character of officials does not diminish the inherent nature of the state.
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