John Dewey: “For in its strict sense, knowledge can refer only to what has happened and been done.”

But in this respect he does not differ from those explicitly designated public officials who have also been known to betray the interest committed to them instead of faithfully representing it.

Is the public much more than what a cynical diplomat once called Italy: a geographical expression?

In other words, every officer of the public, whether he represents it as a voter or as a stated official, has a dual capacity.

Wealth and security are the natural rewards of economic virtues.