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It is true that all valuable as well as new ideas begin with minorities, perhaps a minority of one.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “It is true that all valuable as well as new ideas begin with minorities, perhaps a minority of one.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey asserts that new and valuable ideas often originate from minorities, emphasizing their role in societal progress.
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The democratic public is still largely inchoate and unorganized.
Mistakes pile up and consolidate themselves into laws and methods of administration which are more harmful than the consequences which they were originally intended to control.
Personal loyalties to elders take the place of political obedience.
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