If inquirers confine themselves to observed phenomena, the behavior of kings, presidents, legislators, judges, sheriffs, assessors and all other public officials, surely a reasonable consensus is not difficult to attain.
Dewey asserts that a consensus can be reached by focusing on observable actions of public officials, despite differing opinions on their roles.
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