John Dewey: “Thus in many societies the male elders exercised such rule as obtained in virtue of the mere fact that they were old…”

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

The relationships of husband and wife, parent and children, older and younger children, friend and friend, are the bonds from which authority proceeds.

There was no logic which rendered necessary the appeal to the individual as an independent and isolated being.

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