John Dewey: “The ties which hold men together in action are numerous, tough and subtle.”

The invasion of the community by the new and relatively impersonal and mechanical modes of combined human behavior is the outstanding fact of modern life.

That the state should be to some a deity and to others a devil is another evidence of the defects of the premises from which discussion sets out.

In short, private acts may be socially valuable both by indirect consequences and by direct intention.

The relationships of husband and wife, parent and children, older and younger children, friend and friend, are the bonds from which authority proceeds.