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If we look in the wrong place for the public we shall never locate the state.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “If we look in the wrong place for the public we shall never locate the state.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey warns that misdirected searches for the public can hinder the understanding of the state.
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