The opponents of popular government were no more prescient than its supporters, although they showed more logical sense in following the assumed individualistic premise to its conclusion: the disintegration of society.
Dewey argues that both supporters and opponents of popular government fail to foresee societal disintegration.
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Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.
But the wingèd words of conversation in immediate intercourse have a vital import lacking in the fixed and frozen words of written speech.
Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.
Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.