But genuinely public policy cannot be generated unless it be informed by knowledge, and this knowledge does not exist except when there is systematic, thorough, and well-equipped search and record.
Dewey argues that genuine public policy must be based on thorough knowledge obtained through systematic inquiry.
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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.
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That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
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