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John Dewey: The belief that thought and its communication are now free simply because legal restrictions which once obtained have…

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The belief that thought and its communication are now free simply because legal restrictions which once obtained have been done away with is absurd.
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John Dewey

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Dewey critiques the misconception that legal freedom equates to true intellectual freedom.

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