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To make physical science a rival of human interests is bad enough, for it forms a diversion of energy which can ill be afforded.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgTo make physical science a rival of human interests is bad enough, for it forms a diversion of energy which can ill be afforded.
Dewey warns against the diversion of energy from human interests to physical science.
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