On the record
That they did not originate in deliberate desire to divert attention from political interests does not lessen their effectiveness in that direction.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “That they did not originate in deliberate desire to divert attention from political interests does not lessen their…”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey argues that the rise of entertainment, while not intentionally political, effectively diverts attention from civic engagement.
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But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.
That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.
Publication is partial and the public which results is partially informed and formed until the meanings it purveys pass from mouth to mouth.