John Dewey: “By its very nature, a state is ever something to be scrutinized, investigated, searched for.”

They are reflections into the singular human being of customs and institutions; they are not natural, that is, “native,” organic propensities.

Extensive, enduring, intricate and serious indirect consequences of the conjoint activity of a comparatively few persons traverse the globe.

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

But in this respect he does not differ from those explicitly designated public officials who have also been known to betray the interest committed to them instead of faithfully representing it.