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We have asserted that this improvement depends essentially upon freeing and perfecting the processes of inquiry and of dissemination of their conclusions.
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John Dewey
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Dewey asserts that enhancing public discourse relies on refining inquiry processes and sharing conclusions.
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That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.
Systematic and continuous inquiry into all the conditions which affect association and their dissemination in print is a precondition of the creation of a true public.
Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.