For because of the phenomenon of helpless infancy even such a primitive régime depends upon the assistance of associated action, including that most valuable form of assistance: learning from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of social interaction and learning in overcoming primitive conditions.
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In no two ages or places is there the same public.
If one wishes to realize the distance which may lie between “facts” and the meaning of facts, let one go to the field of social discussion.
There are those who speak as if ability to choose between two tickets were a high exercise of individual freedom.
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