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John Dewey: “This marks one of the first ideas framed in the growth of political democracy as it will be one of the last to be…”

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This marks one of the first ideas framed in the growth of political democracy as it will be one of the last to be fulfilled.
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John Dewey

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Dewey emphasizes the enduring nature of political democracy and the challenges it faces in realization.

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