John Dewey: “We have asserted that all deliberate choices and plans are finally the work of single human beings.”

They persist as emotional cries rather than as reasoned ideas.

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

The idea remains barren and empty save as it is incarnated in human relationships.

Personal loyalties to elders take the place of political obedience.