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The man of most generous outlook has to draw the line somewhere, and he is forced to draw it in whatever concerns those closely associated with himself.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “The man of most generous outlook has to draw the line somewhere, and he is forced to draw it in whatever concerns those…”
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Dewey discusses the limitations that even the most generous individuals must impose on their concerns.
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There are even those who hold that the presumption is always that social loss will result from agents of the public doing anything which could be done by persons in their private capacity.
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.
The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.
In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.