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We must in any case start from acts which are performed, not from hypothetical causes for those acts, and consider their consequences.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgWe must in any case start from acts which are performed, not from hypothetical causes for those acts, and consider their consequences.
Dewey emphasizes the importance of starting from actual human actions and their consequences rather than hypothetical causes.
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