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The revolt against old and limiting associations was converted, intellectually, into the doctrine of independence of any and all associations.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgThe revolt against old and limiting associations was converted, intellectually, into the doctrine of independence of any and all associations.
Dewey critiques the doctrine of independence from all associations that arose from revolts against old associations.
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