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The new age of human relationships” has no political agencies worthy of it.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “The new age of human relationships” has no political agencies worthy of it.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey argues that contemporary political structures are inadequate for the evolving human relationships of his time.
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