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John Dewey: “The fear is the more efficacious because like all deep-lying fears it is covered up and disguised by all kinds of…”

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The fear is the more efficacious because like all deep-lying fears it is covered up and disguised by all kinds of rationalizations.
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John Dewey

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Dewey explains how deep-seated fears are often masked by rationalizations.

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