But since the public forms a state only by and through officials and their acts, and since holding official position does not work a miracle of transubstantiation, there is nothing perplexing nor even discouraging in the spectacle of the stupidities and errors of political behavior.
Dewey argues that the flaws in political behavior are not surprising given the nature of official positions.
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