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Symbols control sentiment and thought, and the new age has no symbols consonant with its activities.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “Symbols control sentiment and thought, and the new age has no symbols consonant with its activities.”
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Dewey argues that the new age lacks symbols that resonate with its activities.
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